Sunday, April 29, 2018

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells Kim Jong Un that he must take 'irreversible steps' to denuclearize, as the North Korea leader promises to give up his program if the US 'vows not to attack'

UK Daily Mail  

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday he told Kim Jung Un the North Korea leader would have to agree to take 'irreversible' steps towards denuclearization in any deal with President Donald Trump

"Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that he told Kim Jong Un the North Korea leader would have to agree to take 'irreversible' steps toward shutting its nuclear weapons program in any deal with President Donald Trump.
" 'We use the word "irreversible" with great intention,' Pompeo told ABC News. " 'We are going to require those steps that demonstrate that denuclearization is going to be achieved.'
"Kim expressed his readiness to discuss Trump's demand 'and to lay out a map that will help us achieve that objective,' Pompeo added.
"Pompeo, the former CIA director who was sworn in as the top U.S. diplomat on Thursday, said his meeting with Kim was 'a productive one' and that he left Pyongyang convinced there is 'a real opportunity' for the North Korean leader and Trump to strike a deal. " . . .   Read more.

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