Pompeo: nothing has changed on U.S. diplomatic efforts with North Korea
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday he is "still in charge of the team" negotiating with North Korea over its nuclear program, after Pyongyang demanded he be removed from the talks. "Nothing has changed," Pompeo told a news conference after a meeting with Japan's foreign and defense ministers. "We continue to work."
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- Published Date: 06:04 | 19 April 2019
- Modified Date: 06:04 | 19 April 2019
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said U.S. diplomatic efforts will continue toward the goal of denuclearization of North Korea, a day after a North Korean official said it no longer wanted to deal with him in talks.
"Nothing has changed. We'll continue to work to negotiate, still in charge of the team. President Trump's obviously in charge of the overall effort but it'll be my team," Pompeo told reporters in Washington. He said U.S. diplomats will continue efforts to achieve North Korea's denuclearization, which he said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un committed to last June.
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