Tuesday, May 8, 2018

U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo Has Arrived In Pyongyang



Daily Mail: Trump reveals Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is meeting Kim Jong-un within hours to finalize plans for peace summit

* President Donald Trump hailed progress with North Korea as he announced he was pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal
* He revealed his CIA director Mike Pompeo is en route to the hermetic nation
* He said 'plans are being made, relationships are building'
* By contrast he called Iran a 'murderous regime'
* Talks are 'in preparation for my upcoming meeting with Kim Jong-un'

President Donald Trump hailed the emergence of new 'relationships' being forged in North Korea even as he blasted another the 'murderous' Iranian regime.

Trump brought up his upcoming summit with dictator Kim Jong-un, expected in late May or June, even as he announced his decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal.

He appeared to hold out the potential thaw as an alternate way forward for Iran, even as he blasted Tehran's support for terrorism and said the regime would never be allowed to have a nuclear bomb.

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WNU Editor: Why is U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo there? To finalize the details on what will be agreed upon at the Trump-Kim summit, as well as making sure that the Americans who are still being detained by North Korea .... will be leaving soon. On a side note .... the U.S. and China are on the same page .... Trump, Xi Agree North Korea Sanctions Should Remain in Place for Now (VOA).

More News On U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo Arriving In Pyongyang

Pompeo arrives in NKorea to finalize Trump-Kim summit -- AP
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo arrives in Pyongyang: U.S. pool report -- Reuters
Pompeo in Pyongyang as Korean whirlwind gathers pace -- AFP
Mike Pompeo arrives in North Korea to prepare for summit -- The Guardian
Donald Trump says top US diplomat Mike Pompeo en route to North Korea -- ABC News Online
Pompeo heads to North Korea ahead of Trump-Kim talks -- BBC
At a Key Moment, Trump's Top Diplomat Is Again Thousands of Miles Away -- New York Times
Mike Pompeo makes surprise visit to North Korea -- NBC
Pompeo arrives in North Korea for meetings ahead of possible summit -- The Hill
Trump: Pompeo heading to North Korea to arrange summit with Kim Jong Un -- USA Today

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