PYONGYANG: America’s top diplomat Mike Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang Wednesday, landing at the center of a whirlwind of diplomacy ahead of a planned US-North Korea summit. Pompeo was dispatched on an unannounced visit — his second in weeks, but first as secretary of state — to lay the groundwork for Donald Trump’s unprecedented meeting with Kim Jong Un. Trump, who had repeatedly threatened to attack North Korea, now appears focused on diplomacy. “We think relationships are building with North Korea. But it can be a great thing for North Korea, South Korea and the entire world,” Trump said in a televised address from the White House.

Source: Manila Times May 09, 2018 02:37 UTC