US Sec. of State Pompeo: US is prepared to engage immediately to transform US-DPRK relations

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

Reuters reports the latest comments from the US Secretary of State Pompeo, as he welcomes the outcome of the Summit between leaders of South Korea and North Korea held yesterday.

Key Headlines:

"The United States congratulates President Moon Jae-in and Chairman Kim Jong Un on the successful outcome of their summit meeting in Pyongyang."

"... the United States is prepared to engage immediately in negotiations to transform US-DPRK relations."

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Dhwani Mehta

FXStreet

Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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