For the second time in a matter of weeks, the U.S. Secretary of State is in North Korea.<br />Mike Pompeo's expected to meet with officials there, presumably to better prepare the upcoming Washington-Pyongyang summit.<br />The previous visit to the regime by the Ex-CIA chief was veiled in secrecy, but this trip was announced by President Trump.<br />Let's connect to our unification ministry correspondent,... Oh Jung-hee right now. <br />Jung-hee, what do you have for us at this point.<br />Also, isn't it about time we get more details about plans for the historic summit?<br /><br /><br /> Good evening, Daniel. You're absolutely right.<br />Reports have been coming out over the past couple of hours that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met today in Pyongyang with North Korea's Kim Yong-chol.<br /> Kim Yong-chol is a close political aide to Kim Jong-un... and was Mike Pompeo's direct counterpart for talks on the North Korea-U.S. summit... when Pompeo was head of the CIA.<br /> Kim first told Pompeo that Pyongyang has high expectations that the U.S. will play a big role in establishing peace on the Korean Peninsula... and Pompeo responded... that the American side is also committed to achieving exactly that.<br /> He also expressed hope that the two could work together to solve the conflict, despite having been enemies for decades.<br />At this point, that's all we've heard.<br /> We are not sure if Pompeo's going to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un like he did on his previous visit... or when his trip to Pyongyang is going to wrap up, but I will make sure to bring you the latest as details emerge.<br /><br /> Finalizing the agenda for the historic meeting must be his top priority.<br />And we know President Trump wants to talk about the three American detainees.<br />Can we expect any progress on that front?<br /><br /> Well, first and foremost, noting what President Trump said while Pompeo was en route to Pyongyang,... the date and location of the North Korea-U.S. summit could be announced quite soon.<br /><br /> "We have our meeting scheduled. We have our meeting set. The location is picked. The time and date, everything is picked. And we look forward to have a great success. We think relationships are building with North Korea. We'll see how it all works out. Maybe it will, maybe it won't. But it can be a great thing for North Korea, South Korea, Japan and the entire world. We hope it all works out."<br /><br /> And a solid framework for that summit is also expected to be set,... as Pompeo has told reporters... this visit is aimed at nailing down some key agendas... for a successful meeting between Kim Jong-un and President Trump.<br /> Hopes are also high that the three Americans detained in North Korea could return to the U.S. with Pompeo.<br />And that's especially because, in contrast to Pompeo's last Pyongyang visit that was completely secret,... this visit involves a couple of American reporters -- raising the prospect that the Trump administration might want to create a dramatic scene.<br /> Pompeo has said he had not yet received a commitment f
