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| Trump orders Pompeo to delay nuclear North Korea talks due to lack of progress | Trump orders Pompeo to delay nuclear North Korea talks due to lack of progress |
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| Donald Trump has directed the secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, to delay a planned trip to North Korea, the president tweeted on Friday, “because I feel we are not making sufficient progress with respect to the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula” | Donald Trump has directed the secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, to delay a planned trip to North Korea, the president tweeted on Friday, “because I feel we are not making sufficient progress with respect to the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula” |
| Trump met Kim Jong-un in Singapore in June, after months of abuse and threats between the two leaders and the US-led imposition of tough sanctions against Pyonyang. | |
| Trump claimed the Singapore summit was a success, after he signed a joint statement which said in part: “President Trump committed to provide security guarantees to the DPRK, and Chairman Kim Jong-un reaffirmed his firm and unwavering commitment to complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.” | |
| Critics said the statement achieved nothing concrete and progress has been slow. On Friday, at the end of a week in which the International Atomic Energy Agency said North Korea was still developing nuclear weapons, Trump made a striking U-turn. | |
| Some of the blame rested with China, he said, “because of our much tougher Trading stance”. | |
| Trump’s imposition of tariffs on steel and other imports has touched off an intensifying trade war with Beijing. | Trump’s imposition of tariffs on steel and other imports has touched off an intensifying trade war with Beijing. |
| Trump added: “I do not believe they are helping with the process of denuclearization as they once were (despite the UN Sanctions which are in place). | |
| “Secretary Pompeo looks forward to going to North Korea in the near future, most likely after our Trading relationship with China is resolved.” | “Secretary Pompeo looks forward to going to North Korea in the near future, most likely after our Trading relationship with China is resolved.” |
| Pompeo, formerly CIA director, has played a leading role in talks with North Korea. On Thursday, he appointed a senior Ford executive, Steven Biegun, to be his special envoy. The two men would visit the country next week, Pompeo said. | |
| A senior White House official told Reuters Trump asked Pompeo not to go to North Korea during a meeting at the White House on Friday afternoon. | |
| Trump tweeted: “I would like to send my warmest regards and respect to Chairman Kim. I look forward to seeing him soon!” | |
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