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North Korean nuclear industry: Pompeo is still "hopeful".
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave a press conference in Washington on Wednesday, April 29, 2020.
(Washington) US Foreign Minister Mike Pompeo said Wednesday he had "hope" in a denuclearization of North Korea despite the current impasse reinforced by speculation about the health of its leader Kim Jong-un.
Posted on April 29, 2020 at 11:47 am Share
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"Whatever information arrives from North Korea about their leaders, our mission remains the same": "the complete and verified denuclearization of North Korea," said the US Secretary of State during a press conference in Washington.
"We are always hopeful of finding a way to negotiate this solution to achieve a good result for the Americans, for the North Koreans and for the whole world," he added, while acknowledging that there was " a lot of work to do ”.
Rumors of Kim Jong-un's health have increased since his noticeable absence at celebrations for the birth of his grandfather, the plan’s founder, on April 15.
South Korea's special adviser to national security Moon Jae-in, however, said Kim Jong-un was "alive and well."
President Donald Trump appeared to confirm that he was still alive by saying he knew his condition on Monday and wishing him "good luck".
Mike Pompeo didn't want to say more about what the Americans know.
Asked about Washington's interlocutors in the event of a vacancy in power, the secretary of state noted that he had "had the opportunity to interact with many North Koreans" during his trips to Pyongyang and at the Trump summits. -Kim. "We had the opportunity to meet President Kim's sister and some other leaders as well," he added.
Mike Pompeo said last week that he had met the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Yo Jong, whose recent rise in the hierarchy has led some scholars to see her as a possible successor.
Negotiations on the denuclearization of the reclusive East Asian regime have been stalled for more than a year.
In an interview with Fox News, the US foreign minister also admitted on Wednesday that clouds were gathering over the North Korean dossier, with the specter of the pandemic due to the new coronavirus and of a large-scale famine .
"There is a real risk of famine, food shortages, within North Korea," he said.
F I N .
North Korean nuclear industry: Pompeo is still "hopeful".
PHOTO REUTERS
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave a press conference in Washington on Wednesday, April 29, 2020.
(Washington) US Foreign Minister Mike Pompeo said Wednesday he had "hope" in a denuclearization of North Korea despite the current impasse reinforced by speculation about the health of its leader Kim Jong-un.
Posted on April 29, 2020 at 11:47 am Share
FRANCE MEDIA AGENCY
"Whatever information arrives from North Korea about their leaders, our mission remains the same": "the complete and verified denuclearization of North Korea," said the US Secretary of State during a press conference in Washington.
"We are always hopeful of finding a way to negotiate this solution to achieve a good result for the Americans, for the North Koreans and for the whole world," he added, while acknowledging that there was " a lot of work to do ”.
Rumors of Kim Jong-un's health have increased since his noticeable absence at celebrations for the birth of his grandfather, the plan’s founder, on April 15.
South Korea's special adviser to national security Moon Jae-in, however, said Kim Jong-un was "alive and well."
President Donald Trump appeared to confirm that he was still alive by saying he knew his condition on Monday and wishing him "good luck".
Mike Pompeo didn't want to say more about what the Americans know.
Asked about Washington's interlocutors in the event of a vacancy in power, the secretary of state noted that he had "had the opportunity to interact with many North Koreans" during his trips to Pyongyang and at the Trump summits. -Kim. "We had the opportunity to meet President Kim's sister and some other leaders as well," he added.
Mike Pompeo said last week that he had met the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Yo Jong, whose recent rise in the hierarchy has led some scholars to see her as a possible successor.
Negotiations on the denuclearization of the reclusive East Asian regime have been stalled for more than a year.
In an interview with Fox News, the US foreign minister also admitted on Wednesday that clouds were gathering over the North Korean dossier, with the specter of the pandemic due to the new coronavirus and of a large-scale famine .
"There is a real risk of famine, food shortages, within North Korea," he said.
F I N .
