Friday, 05/10/2018 08:45 (GMT+7)
US State Department spokesperson Heather Neuert on October 2nd announced that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would meet the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong-un on October 7th.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with DPRK leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang on May 9th (Photo: Yonhap/VNA)
During his visit, Pompeo is hoped to make further progress on the implementation of the commitments from the US - DPRK summit in Singapore, including the final, fully verified denuclearization of DPRK.
Mr. Mike Pompeo will also travel to Japan, the Republic of Korea and China, from October 6th-8th, the State Department spokesperson told assembled reporters.
In the RoK, the Secretary of State will meet with RoK President Moon Jae-in and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha.
It will be the fourth trip by Pompeo to the DPRK as the Trump administration looks to end its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.
"I think it shows forward progress and momentum, that the secretary is making his fourth trip in less than a year," State Department spokeswoman told reporters.
Earlier, Mr. Pompeo met DPRK Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho in New York and accepted leader Kim's invitation to travel to Pyongyang to prepare for the next Trump-Kim summit.
On September 10th, the White House said President Donald Trump had received a request from leader Kim Jong-un for a second meeting, and that the administration had begun the process of coordinating such an event.
The 1st US - DPRK summit took place at the Capella Hotel in Singapore’s Sentosa Island on June 12th.
At the event, leader Kim Jong-un committed to work toward "complete denuclearization" of the Korean Peninsula in exchange for security guarantees from the US./.
Compiled by BTA