Pompeo 'Very Firm' on Complete Denuclearisation of North Korea: Spokeswoman

As US secretary of state meets North Korean authorities on the second day of talks in Pyongyang, there is no visible softening in Washington's position on North Korean denuclearisation.

Hyonhee Shin

Jul 07 2018

As US secretary of state meets North Korean authorities on the second day of talks in Pyongyang, there is no visible softening in Washington's position on North Korean denuclearisation.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, speaks to Kim Yong Chol, foreground, a North Korean senior ruling party official and former intelligence chief, for a second day of talks at the Park Hwa Guest House in Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday, July 7, 2018. Credit: Andrew Harnik/Pool via Reuters

Seoul: US secretary of state Mike Pompeo is "very firm" on complete denuclearisation of North Korea as he began a second day of talks in Pyongyang on Saturday, said a pool report from reporters travelling with him.

State department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said that there has been no softening in Washington's position towards the north's denuclearisation.

She said that Pompeo is being "very firm" in seeking three basic goals - complete denuclearisation of North Korea, security assurances, and the repatriation of remaining US service members from the 1950-53 Korean war, said the report.

(Reuters)

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