Pompeo’s North Korean Visit Described As Going ‘As Badly As It Could Have Gone’
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The White House is reportedly not pleased with what transpired during Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent talks in North Korea.
The White House is reportedly not pleased with what transpired during Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's recent visit to North Korea. A source described as having, "knowledge of the discussions," told CNN that "the White House felt it went 'as badly as it could have gone.'" Pompeo did not meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as planned.
"The North Koreans were just messing around, not serious about moving forward," the source said to CNN.
After the meetings that were held, North Korea on Saturday called the denuclearization talks as "extremely regrettable" and accused the US Of making "gangster-like" demands.
Responding to those comments, Pompeo told reporters Sunday: "If those requests were gangster-like, the world is a gangster because there was a unanimous decision at the UN Security Council about what needs to be achieved."
According to Sky News, the regime's Foreign Ministry had said in a statement, "The US attitude and positions at the high-level talks on Friday and Saturday were extremely regrettable."
North Korea also said the U.S. is making unfair demands beyond those agreed to by Trump and Kim during their June 12 summit, saying the Pompeo talks were a "dangerous phase that might rattle our willingness for denuclearisation that had been firm."
Pompeo on Saturday had expressed a more positive assessment of his visit to North Korea.
"These are complicated issues but we made progress on almost all of the central issues," Pompeo said. "We had productive, good-faith negotiations."
The White House is reportedly not pleased with what transpired during Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's recent visit to North Korea. A source described as having, "knowledge of the discussions," told CNN that "the White House felt it went 'as badly as it could have gone.'" Pompeo did not meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as planned.
"The North Koreans were just messing around, not serious about moving forward," the source said to CNN.
After the meetings that were held, North Korea on Saturday called the denuclearization talks as "extremely regrettable" and accused the US Of making "gangster-like" demands.
Responding to those comments, Pompeo told reporters Sunday: "If those requests were gangster-like, the world is a gangster because there was a unanimous decision at the UN Security Council about what needs to be achieved."
According to Sky News, the regime's Foreign Ministry had said in a statement, "The US attitude and positions at the high-level talks on Friday and Saturday were extremely regrettable."
North Korea also said the U.S. is making unfair demands beyond those agreed to by Trump and Kim during their June 12 summit, saying the Pompeo talks were a "dangerous phase that might rattle our willingness for denuclearisation that had been firm."
Pompeo on Saturday had expressed a more positive assessment of his visit to North Korea.
"These are complicated issues but we made progress on almost all of the central issues," Pompeo said. "We had productive, good-faith negotiations."