U.S. envoy meets N. Korean officials at DMZ; Secretary of State Pompeo to visit Pyongyang
2018-07-03 15:30:11 source：The Washington Post
July 2, 2018
Sung Kim, the U.S. ambassador to the Philippines, held talks with North Korean officials in the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas over the weekend, the State Department said Monday, amid skepticism of the country’s denuclearization efforts.
The meeting appears to be the first face-to-face contact between U.S. officials and their North Korean counterparts since President Trump met with leader Kim Jong Un on June 12 in Singapore.
The State Department announced later Monday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will again visit Pyongyang on July 5-7 to “to continue consultations” with North Korean officials. Pompeo will also travel to Tokyo, Hanoi, Abu Dhabi and Brussels for the NATO summit next week.
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