We start with the latest exchange of letters between the leaders of North Korea and the United States -- who are steadily becoming pen pals of sorts.<br />This time it was President Trump's turn to write to Kim Jong-un,... with photos of Kim reading the letter revealed by the regime's state media.<br />With the White House later confirming the letter was sent,... U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said there's a "high possibility" the two leaders will meet for a third time.<br />Lee Seung-jae reports. <br /> Before boarding a flight bound for the Middle East on Sunday,... U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington is ready to resume talks with North Korea immediately.<br />Speaking to reporters about the letter President Trump sent to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un,... Pompeo said he was hopeful the latest exchange will provide a good foundation for the two sides to restart talks.<br /> "And then last night there was reporting about a letter that was sent from President Trump to Chairman Kim. I can confirm that that letter was in fact sent. And I'm hopeful that this will provide a good foundation for us to begin to continue these important discussions with the North Koreans to denuclearize the peninsula." <br /> North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency confirmed receipt of the letter earlier,... saying Kim described the letter as being "of excellent content",... but did not disclose any details about the message.<br />The report added Kim "would seriously contemplate the interesting content".<br /> The White House confirmed the letter on Sunday,... saying President Trump had sent the letter days before he leaves for a trip to Japan and South Korea.<br />The White House added correspondence between the two leaders has been ongoing.<br /> Asked if working-level discussions between the two countries would begin soon,... Pompeo said reports coming out of North Korea suggest there's a good possibility.<br />He added the U.S. is ready to go,... and is just waiting for Pyeongyang to give the green light.<br /> Pompeo did not discuss the contents of President Trump's letter,... but said Washington has been working to lay foundations for more discussions since the second North Korea-U.S. summit in Hanoi ended abruptly in February.<br />Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News. <br />
