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Pompeo "hopeful" to travel to Pyongyang soon

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (KUNA) -- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that he is hopeful to travel to Pyongyang soon to continue negotiations with North Korea on denuclearization.
"I'm hopeful that I get a chance to travel again to Pyongyang to continue these negotiations before too long," he told MSNBC.
"And then before too long... I hope the two leaders (President Donald Trump and Leader Kim Jong Un) get together again to continue to make progress on this incredible important issue for the entire world." Last month Trump asked Pompeo to postpone his trip to Pyongyang because he didn't think "sufficient progress" had been made with "respect to denuclearation." This week Pompeo applauded Kim's summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-In and said the US is prepared to engage "immediately" in negotiations. (end) ak.ibi