Tag: US- North Korea summit

Pompeo in Pyongyang as Korean whirlwind gathers pace

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AFP) — America’s top diplomat Mike Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang Wednesday, landing at the center of a whirlwind of diplomacy ahead of a planned US-North Korea summit. Pompeo was dispatched on an unannounced visit — his second in weeks, but first as secretary of state — to lay the groundwork for Donald Trump’s unprecedented meeting with Kim Jong Un. His visit also comes as rumors fly over the fate of three US […]

Singapore likely to host Trump-Kim summit in June: report

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un are likely to meet in Singapore next month, reports said Monday, as anticipation builds for unprecedented talks between the mercurial leaders. Trump said at the weekend that the two sides had settled on a date and location for the summit — the first between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader — without providing details. “We’ll be announcing […]