In an extraordinary development, Mr Pompeo, who is expected to succeed Rex Tillerson as US secretary of state pending Senate confirmation, flew to Pyongyang to meet Mr Kim. “Mike Pompeo met with Kim Jong-un in North Korea last week,” he said, adding that the meeting went “very smoothly and a good relationship was formed”. Denuclearization will be a great thing for World, but also for North Korea!” he tweeted. The meeting between Mr Pompeo and Mr Kim represents the highest-level meeting between the two countries in decades. Mr Pompeo, a former Republican congressman, faces tough exchanges when he appears before the Senate foreign relations committee for confirmation.

Source: The Irish Times April 19, 2018 00:00 UTC