The president confirmed the meeting in a tweet as moves continue to organise a summit with Mr Kim and Mr Trump. Mike Pompeo met with Kim Jong Un in North Korea last week. North Korea’s nuclear weapons and its capability to deliver them by ballistic missile pose a growing threat to the US mainland. In 2014, the then-director of US national intelligence, James Clapper, secretly visited North Korea to bring back two American detainees. China, North Korea’s closest ally, said it welcomes direct contact and talks between the US and North Korea after news emerged of Mr Pompeo’s meeting with Mr Kim.

Source: Irish Independent April 18, 2018 11:59 UTC