I’m going to take this as good news.
According to this, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang this coming Sunday. It’s all part of his Asian trip. He’ll also visit South Korea, China and Japan.
NEW: Sec. Pompeo will return to North Korea to meet with Kim Jong Un on Oct. 7, US State Dept. says.
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 2, 2018
JUST IN: Secretary of State Pompeo to travel to Pyongyang on Saturday to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un – Reuters
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) October 2, 2018
Mike Pompeo is scheduled to meet Sunday with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, part of his efforts to reinvigorate nuclear talks between the two countries https://t.co/VGQQ7rjVqP
— POLITICO (@politico) October 2, 2018
Want to know why this meeting is REALLY significant? Word has it Pompeo will be ironing out the details of a second summit between President Trump and Kim Jong-un.
South Korean President Moon Jae met with Chubby McDictator last month, and it resulted in “a joint statement in which North Korea expressed willingness for a ‘permanent’ dismantling of its main nuclear facility in Nyongbyon — if the United States takes corresponding measures — and the dismantling of a missile engine test site and launch pad in northwestern North Korea.”
In a speech at the United Nations last week, North Korea’s foreign minister claimed North Korea is ready to implement the agreements Trump and Kim made at the Singapore summit, but also accused Washington of failing to demonstrate its willingness to ease tensions and build mutual trust.
“Without any trust in the U.S., there will be no confidence in our national security,” Ri Yong Ho said, “and under such circumstances there is no way we will unilaterally disarm ourselves first.”
Guess we’ll see what happens.
h/t Fox News