U.S. Secretary Of State Pompeo's Talks With North Korea Are Postponed Again

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Kim Yong Chol, a North Korean senior ruling party official and former intelligence chief, return to discussions after a break at Park Hwa Guest House in Pyongyang, North Korea, July 7, 2018. POOL/REUTERS

NBC: Pompeo's talks with North Korea are postponed without explanation

"It is a shame that the meeting is not happening," a South Korean official said.

High-level talks between the United States and North Korea have been postponed, the State Department announced Wednesday without giving a specific reason for the decision.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had been scheduled to meet with senior North Korean official Kim Yong Chol in New York on Thursday. The meeting was billed as preparation for a planned second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.

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WNU Editor: I suspect that the stumbling block is the removal of U.S. sanctions and North Korea not starting the process to denuclearize.

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