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2nd Kim-Trump summit agreed

Pompeo hails progress after meeting North Korean leader in Pyongyang

AFP, Seoul
Kim Jong Un has agreed to hold a second summit with US President Donald Trump as soon as possible, Seoul said yesterday, after Washington's top diplomat held "productive" talks on denuclearisation with the North Korean leader in Pyongyang.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Kim yesterday morning for around two hours of talks followed by a lunch in the North's capital, before flying to Seoul on a whirlwind diplomatic visit to the region.
Pompeo said "he agreed with Chairman Kim to hold the second US-North Korea summit at the earliest date possible," South Korea's presidential office said in a statement, although no specific time or location has yet been agreed.
Pompeo and Kim also discussed “denuclearisation steps that will be taken by North Korea and the issue of attendance by the US government," as well as "corresponding measures" to be taken by the US, the statement said.
The visit was Pompeo's fourth to
North Korea.
US President Donald Trump met Kim in Singapore in June for the first-ever summit between the countries leaders, resulting in what critics say was only a vague commitment by Kim towards denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.
"We continue to make progress on agreements made at Singapore Summit. Thanks for hosting me and my team," Pompeo tweeted.
Kim also praised their "nice meeting", telling Pompeo via an
interpreter following the morning's talks that it was "a very nice day that promises a good future ... for both countries."
Since the Singapore summit, the road towards warmer ties has been bumpy.
Washington and Pyongyang have sparred over the exact terms of the vaguely-worded agreement in Singapore, with the US pushing to maintain sanctions and pressure against the North until its "final, fully verified denuclearisation".
Last month the North's foreign minister told the United Nations there was "no way" his country would disarm first as long as tough US sanctions remain against his country.
After a previous visit to Pyongyang in July, Pompeo had said the two foes made progress on key issues - but within hours of his departure the North condemned "gangster-like" demands from the US, raising questions over how much the two sides really saw eye to eye.
Another planned trip by Pompeo to Pyongyang was scrapped after what Trump said was insufficient progress towards implementing the terms of the Singapore declaration.
An official on Sunday's latest visit to Pyongyang with Pompeo said the trip was "better than the last time", but added: "It's going to be a long haul."
Analysts say Washington may now consider new options as China, Russia and South Korea seek to relax sanctions.
After Seoul, Pompeo ends his trip today in China, North Korea's political and economic lifeline.