문 대통령, 방북 폼페이오장관에 '오늘 남북미 모두에게 중요한 날'<br /><br /> Pompeo briefed South President Moon Jae-in after that meeting with Kim Jong-un.<br />And yes, while we don't know much about it, it looks like Kim Jong-un and President Trump will be meeting for a second time before too long.<br />Choi Si-young reports. <br /> "Another step forward."<br />That's how U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described his one-day stay in Pyeongyang to President Moon Jae-in.<br />Welcoming Pompeo to Seoul on Sunday,... President Moon said it was an important moment for the three relevant parties, the two Koreas and the U.S.<br /><br /> "I sincerely hope Secretary of State Pompeo's visit, as well as the upcoming North Korea-U.S. summit, which I hope will happen soon, will lead to irreversible, decisive progress in terms of denuclearization and the peace process."<br /><br /> Pompeo said it was extremely important he hold talks with the leaders of the Koreas in a row,... as Seoul plays a leading role in the region's denuclearization. <br /><br /> "We had a good, productive conversation. As President Trump said, there are many steps along the way and we took one of them today. It was another step forward. So this is, i think a good outcome for all of us."<br /><br /> South Korea's presidential office said Pompeo agreed with the North to hold a second summit as early as possible,... and that working-level talks on shaping the summit are expected soon.<br /> It also said Pompeo discussed further steps of the regime's denuclearization as well as the issue of the U.S. government being present throughout those steps. <br /> Though the main aspects of the meeting between Kim Jong-un and Pompeo-- like the shape and form of the next summit or the corresponding measures from Washington,... have not been disclosed, Pompeo's visit to Pyeongyang was reportedly 'better than the last.'<br />Citing a U.S. official who had accompanied Pompeo to Pyeongyang, Reuters reports progress was made, but added 'it's going to be a long haul.'<br /> Speculation now lingers on when the next Kim-Trump summit will happen,.. with most watchers expecting it to happen before the U.S. mid-term elections on November 6th.<br />Choi Si-young, Arirang News. <br />
