U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says.... the relationship between South and North Korea is important for achieving denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula.<br /> In an interview with KFDI News in Kansas on Sunday,... Pompeo said.... there are many elements to denuclearizing the North,... adding that the recently-established Seoul-Washington working group aims to achieve this goal by ensuring good inter-Korean relations.<br />He admitted negotiations with North Korea will take time,...but the Trump administration will be patient and make sure the regime continues to suspend its nuclear and missile tests.<br />Pompeo added economic sanctions on the North will stay in place. <br />