북한 김영철, 뉴욕 도착…폼페이오와 북미회담 최종 조율<br /><br /> One of the most trusted aides of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, sat down for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.<br />Little is known about how much of the summit agenda was addressed, but it's apparent such meetings will continue, in order to build trust, before more serious negotiations begin.<br />Lee Ji-won start us off with that meeting in New York. <br /> In New York late Wednesday, local time, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted that he had a "good" working dinner with the vice chairman of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party's Central Committee, Kim Yong-chol. <br /><br /> Pompeo said the menu included steak, corn and cheese,... and posted two pictures from the dinner.<br />One showed the two shaking hands, and the other was of them at the table.<br />Seated there also was Andrew Kim, chief of the Korean Mission Center at the CIA, a project Pompeo set up when he was the spy agency's chief.<br /><br /> They met at 7 o'clock that evening at the Manhattan residence of the deputy ambassador to the UN... and spent 90 minutes together.<br />Afterwards, Kim headed straight back to the Hilton hotel at One UN Plaza where he will be staying for two days.<br /><br /> U.S. State Department said Kim and Pompeo will have all of Thursday, local time, for their official meeting, starting at 9 a.m., but the venue has not been disclosed.<br /> After the meeting, the State Department says, Pompeo is scheduled to hold a press briefing at 15 past 2 in the afternoon, local time, at the Palace Hotel.<br /><br /> Kim and Pompeo's talking points have not been made public.<br />But it's widely believed they are putting the final touches on the agenda for the Pyongyang-Washington summit -- how North Korea will denuclearize... and how the U.S. will guarantee the regime's security.<br /><br /> Kim Yong-chol, who arrived at JFK International Airport earlier on Wednesday, is the most senior North Korean official to step foot on U.S. soil in nearly 20 years.<br />To make his trip happen, he was granted a "sanctions travel waiver," as he's under U.S. sanctions for his role in North Korea's nuclear program and other illicit activities.<br /><br /> While Kim Yong-chol and Pompeo are meeting for the third time,... watchers are keen to find out if Kim Jong-un's right-hand man will visit Washington and meet with President Trump. <br />Lee Ji-won, Arirang News. <br />
