US Sec. of State Pompeo: Great deal of work to do still on N. Korea

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was reported by Reuters, as saying that there remains a great deal of work to do still on N. Korea, despite the signing of the agreement between the US President Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim last Tuesday.

Pompeo added that the US took a very good and significant step in Singapore.

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'Trilateral' cooperation has been crucial on N. Korea.

US, S. Korea, Japan committed to complete, verifiable, irreversible denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

Earlier today, Kyodo reported that the N. Korean leader Kim is said to be open to meeting Japan PM Abe.

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