US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet this week with a senior North Korean official in New York as the United States "continues to prepare actively" for the summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, a spokeswoman said today. of the White House.
"General Kim Jong Un, one of the Pyongyang regime's most senior officials, will travel to New York to meet with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo later this week," Sarah Saunders told a news conference.
Earlier, Donald Trump confirmed the arrival in New York of Kim Jong Un, who was in Beijing today. "After the president's letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on May 24, the North Koreans contacted us," Saunders said, adding that "the United States continues to actively prepare for President Trump's scheduled meeting with leader Kim in Singapore ".
Ahead of the summit, Donald Trump will receive Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe "on June 7 at the White House," the US official said.