PYONGYANG, North Korea — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to North Korea on Wednesday to finalize plans for a historic summit between President Donald Trump and the North’s leader, Kim Jong Un. U.S. officials said Pompeo will also press North Korea for the release of three detained American citizens, whose imminent release Trump has been hinting at. Trump has said that his pressure tactics brought North Korea to the negotiating table. When the flight arrived Wednesday morning in Pyongyang, North Korean officials were on hand to greet Pompeo. One senior official said Trump and Pompeo were looking for “a bold approach” that would fundamentally alter the security situation.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 09, 2018 07:52 UTC