US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that Washington would agree to lift sanctions on North Korea if the country agrees to completely dismantle its nuclear weapons program, a move that would create economic prosperity that "will rival" that of South Korea. As Pompeo spoke on several Sunday morning talk shows, the Pentagon said three American prisoners freed by North Korea had left Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington and been reunited with their families. North Korea is desperately in need of energy ... for their people. He returned again to North Korea last week for a second meeting, after which Kim agreed to the release of the three Americans. "The prospect for North Korea is for it to become a normal nation, to behave and interact with the rest of the world the way South Korea does," he said.

Source: dna May 13, 2018 19:52 UTC