Pompeo returns from North Korea with three released Americans
US President Donald Trump said that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had a "good" meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
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| Mr. Mike Pompeo shook hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. |
"I am pleased to inform you that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo"Flying back from North Korea with 3 wonderful gentlemen who were all looking forward to it. They are all in good health. Also, had a great meeting with Kim Jong-un," Trump said on Twitter.
It was previously announced that the US Secretary of State had arrived in North Korea for talks. This is Pompeo's second trip to the Asian country, the first while he was CIA Director.
North Korea is holding three Americans. Here we are talking about Korean-Americans: Pastor Kim Dong-chul, arrested in 2005; Polytechnic University lecturer Tony Kim (Kim Sang Dock) arrested last April; and Kim's colleague Hak Sone arrested in May 2017. These people are accused by the Pyongyang government of subversion activities.hostile to subversive plots.