폼페이오 "어려운 도전…경제적 압박 통한 北 비핵화 기회 확신"<br /><br />Talks between the U.S. and North Korea have stalled for a while now and comments from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suggest Washington is willing to let it stay that way until the conditions are right to make substantial progress.<br />Our Kim Hyo-sun reports. <br />U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has commented on a possible third North Korea-U.S. summit,... explaining it will be held when necessary conditions are created to make a big step forward.<br />Speaking with the American political newspaper, The Hill,... for its News Maker Series,... Pompeo said he couldn't specify the timing of a third meeting. <br />However, he reaffirmed that Washington hopes to create the conditions so that if President Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong-un get together,... they can make substantial progress. <br />Pompeo also said progress was made in Hanoi, where the talks between the two leaders ended prematurely with no agreement.<br />He explained that the two sides came to a deeper understanding of their respective range of freedom.... as well as the paths to take going forward. <br />While explaining that resolving the North's nuclear issue is a difficult challenge,... Pompeo stressed that continued economic pressure on the regime would eventually bring another opportunity to unlock and get North Korea to denuclearize. <br />Stressing that Washington works closely with other countries, including Russia, China, Japan and South Korea,... Pompeo said the U.S. is making efforts to build a coalition to continue with the sanctions and try to resolve the North's nuclear issue. <br />Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News. <br />
