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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reiterated his stance that he hopes to resume a serious dialogue for the complete denuclearization of North Korea and a better future.
According to data released by the State Department on the 10th (local time), Secretary Pompeo said this in an appearance on Fox News the day before.
Secretary Pompeo avoided a specific response, saying, “I saw related reports and information, but was unable to comment on them,” when asked if the moderator had any concerns within the administration about rumors about the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. .
Instead, he said, “North Korea has many challenges. They have economic challenges and there is also the risk of a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in their country,” he said. “We can provide humanitarian aid to help them face a number of challenges. I look forward to being there.”
“So we hope to have a serious dialogue again one day to convince President Kim that the best thing for the North Korean people is to complete denuclearization and this will lead to a brighter future for the North Korean people.”
Denuclearization negotiations between North Korea and North America are stalled without progress despite three working-level meetings and negotiations between leaders in 2018-2019.
Secretary Pompeo’s statements appear to reaffirm the position of the US authorities that North Korea hopes to avoid provocations and come to the negotiating table for denuclearization discussions, and that it is willing to provide humanitarian aid in relation to Corona 19, etc. .
Minister Pompeo reported that “Watergate” lead reporter Bob Woodward in his new book “Rage” included President Trump’s assessment of President Kim during the first Singapore-North Korea summit in June 2018. I don’t want to comment on that. ” .
“I was the first American in the (American) administration to meet with President Kim to negotiate the establishment of this summit,” he said. “I first went (to North Korea) when I was director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).”
“I went back and reported to the president (Trump),” he said. “This was that we were dealing with an enemy who understood our country’s nuclear weapons needs, but was ready to engage in dialogue. We built it.” did.
“A few months later, the president’s historic visit to Singapore for his first meeting with President Kim puts us in a position to implement a fully verifiable denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, I hope one day.” “We are constantly working on it.”
Minister Pompeo, who served as CIA director and became secretary of state, played a key role in America’s engagement policy with North Korea, including several visits to North Korea and attendance at summit meetings.
(Yonhap News / Photo = Getty Image Korea)
