North Korea's Kim Yong-chol, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hold working dinner in NYC
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We begin this afternoon with the latest on the rapid-fire diplomatic developments between North Korea and the U.S.
North Korean leader Kim Kong-un's most-trusted aide Kim Yong-chol has been sitting down in New York City with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to thrash out the terms of a planned summit.
The White House says they'll meet again on Thursday, local time.
Lee Ji-won reports.
Kim Yong-chol, a vice chairman of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party's Central Committee, and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo began their meeting with a working dinner in New York City at 7 p.m., Wednesday, local time.
Pompeo arrived at the Manhattan residence of the deputy representative of the U.S. to the UN 15 minutes ahead of their scheduled meeting time, and Kim arrived on time, but neither spoke to reporters as they entered the building.
The dinner lasted for 90 minutes,... and Kim headed straight back to the Hilton New York One UN Plaza hotel where he will be staying for two days.
Kim Yong-chol, who arrived at JFK International Airport earlier in the day, is the most senior North Korean official to step foot on U.S. soil in nearly 20 years.
To make his trip happen, he was granted a "sanctions travel waiver," as he's under U.S. sanctions for his role in North Korea's nuclear program and other illicit activities.
Kim and Pompeo's talking points have not been made public.
But it's widely believed they are putting the final touches on the agenda for the Pyongyang-Washington summit -- how North Korea will denuclearize... and how the U.S. will guarantee the regime's security.
The White House says the two will hold their official high-level meeting throughout the whole day on Thursday, local time.
Ahead of the dinner, Pompeo set out the U.S. position on his official Twitter page.
He said he was looking forward to discussing a potential summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un,... and once again reiterated that the U.S. is committed to the complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
While Kim Yong-chol and Pompeo are meeting for the third time,... watchers are keen to find out if Kim Jong-un's right-hand man will visit Washington and meet with President Trump.
Lee Ji-won, Arirang News.
North Korean leader Kim Kong-un's most-trusted aide Kim Yong-chol has been sitting down in New York City with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to thrash out the terms of a planned summit.
The White House says they'll meet again on Thursday, local time.
Lee Ji-won reports.
Kim Yong-chol, a vice chairman of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party's Central Committee, and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo began their meeting with a working dinner in New York City at 7 p.m., Wednesday, local time.
Pompeo arrived at the Manhattan residence of the deputy representative of the U.S. to the UN 15 minutes ahead of their scheduled meeting time, and Kim arrived on time, but neither spoke to reporters as they entered the building.
The dinner lasted for 90 minutes,... and Kim headed straight back to the Hilton New York One UN Plaza hotel where he will be staying for two days.
Kim Yong-chol, who arrived at JFK International Airport earlier in the day, is the most senior North Korean official to step foot on U.S. soil in nearly 20 years.
To make his trip happen, he was granted a "sanctions travel waiver," as he's under U.S. sanctions for his role in North Korea's nuclear program and other illicit activities.
Kim and Pompeo's talking points have not been made public.
But it's widely believed they are putting the final touches on the agenda for the Pyongyang-Washington summit -- how North Korea will denuclearize... and how the U.S. will guarantee the regime's security.
The White House says the two will hold their official high-level meeting throughout the whole day on Thursday, local time.
Ahead of the dinner, Pompeo set out the U.S. position on his official Twitter page.
He said he was looking forward to discussing a potential summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un,... and once again reiterated that the U.S. is committed to the complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
While Kim Yong-chol and Pompeo are meeting for the third time,... watchers are keen to find out if Kim Jong-un's right-hand man will visit Washington and meet with President Trump.
Lee Ji-won, Arirang News.