폼페이오 "트럼프, 진전 가능성 있어야만 북미정상회담 원해"<br /><br />U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says President Trump might hold another summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un,... but only if the two sides are likely to make progress on the agreement the two leaders reached during their first summit in Singapore.<br />Lee Seung-jae reports.<br />Will there or won't there be another summit between the leaders of the United States and North Korea before the November 3rd U.S. presidential election?<br />It's a question that has been raised on numerous occasions.<br />On Wednesday,... U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was asked about it again.<br />Pompeo said President Trump would hold another summit,... but only if they are likely to make progress on the agreement they reached in Singapore.<br />At their first summit in Singapore in June 2018,... Trump and Kim Jong-un agreed to work toward the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and improve bilateral ties.<br />However, efforts stalled since the second summit in Hanoi in February 2019,... which collapsed due to differences over the scope of North Korea's denuclearization and sanctions relief from the U.S.<br />Despite the prospects of a third summit between the two sides,... Pompeo later downplayed the possibility of holding it this year.<br />According to Pompeo,... the North has given "mixed signals" and has decided "not to engage" with the U.S..<br />Earlier this month U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun also shot down the possibility of an in-person meeting,... citing the COVID-19 pandemic.<br />However, Pompeo reaffirmed Washington's stance on the importance of denuclearizing the peninsula and bringing stability to the region.<br />He said that, in order to achieve it,... the U.S. needs a "willing partner",... adding that the North Koreans "have chosen at this point in time not to engage in a way that can lead to a potential solution."<br />He remains hopeful that the North will change their mind,... saying the Trump administration looks forward to engaging with them in order to get the "right outcome".<br />Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.<br />
