Will the US and North Korea break the deadlock at their second summit?
Public opinion is increasingly hopeful that the upcoming meeting between President Trump and leader Kim Jong-un will help break the deadlock in negotiations aimed at denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.
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| US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo: AFP/VNA |
In a media interview, Secretary of State Pompeo said, "We are working to finalize the details" of the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
The statement by the US Secretary of State comes amid growing hopes that the upcoming meeting between President Trump and leader Kim Jong-un will help break the current deadlock in negotiations aimed at denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.
Details regarding the location and timing of the second Trump-Kim summit are expected to be discussed at high-level talks between the US and North Korea.
According to the plan, US Secretary of State Pompeo will hold talks with North Korean officials after concluding his trip to the Middle East.
Earlier, Japanese media reported that President Trump had proposed holding a second US-North Korea summit in Vietnam in February.
However, the North Korean leader has yet to respond to the proposal. Additionally, sources indicate that Thailand is also a potential location for the meeting.
