The United States has once again stressed its commitment to the full and verified denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
The U.S. State Department said.... the top diplomats of South Korea and the U.S. reaffirmed the sentiment on Monday.
Kim Hyo-sun tells us more.
The top diplomats of South Korea and the U.S. have reaffirmed their commitment to the goal of achieving North Korea's fully verified denuclearization.
The U.S. State Department issued a press release on Monday that said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha spoke over the phone to discuss the next steps of engagement towards Pyongyang.
The diplomats also pledged to coordinate closely and shared the same view that pressure must continue until North Korea denuclearizes.
The State Department urged Pyongyang to keep its promise of denuclearization,... as committed to by its leader Kim Jong-un during the Singapore Summit in June.
Explaining that Washington and its allies will be focused on achieving the North's denuclearization,... the State Department said it has nothing to add on Pompeo's cancelled visit to Pyongyang as of now.
While Pompeo's fourth visit to Pyongyang was scheduled,... President Trump called it off last Friday.
Taking to Twitter,... President Trump said he didn't see sufficient progress being made on the Korean Peninsula regarding the North's denuclearization, but he wished Kim Jong-un well.
Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News.
