Mike Pompeo had originally planned for two, two-hour sessions with Kim Yong Chol on Thursday but said he got through everything he wanted to discuss in about half the time. Trump will meet a North Korean delegation led by former spy chief Kim Yong Chol, who is carrying a letter for the president from Kim Jong Un. Pompeo said a challenge is to convince the North Korean regime that its security ultimately would be enhanced by doing so, as economic benefits would follow. The harsher North Korean tone followed statements by US National Security Adviser John Bolton, who said the regime should follow the so-called Libya model of giving up all its nuclear weapons quickly before getting anything in return. Resolving North Korea’s nuclear issue will require a step-by-step process involving the lifting of sanctions, Tass cited Lavrov as saying after his meeting with North Korean counterpart Ri Yong Ho.

Source: Mint June 01, 2018 07:52 UTC