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\nNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un described his talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday as \u201cproductive and wonderful,\u201d state media KCNA said on Monday, striking a positive tone compared with a previous state media stance when talks were stalled.<\/p>\n
Kim and Pompeo agreed to arrange a summit between the North Korean leader and US President Donald Trump \u201cas soon as possible,\u201d and discussed potential US monitoring of Pyongyang\u2019s steps toward denuclearization, South Korea\u2019s presidential office said on Sunday.
\n\u201cKim Jong Un expressed satisfaction over the productive and wonderful talks with Mike Pompeo at which mutual stands were fully understood and opinions exchanged,\u201d KCNA said.<\/p>\n
It added that the two sides agreed on holding working negotiations for the second North Korean-US summit as early as possible.
\nCommenting on Pompeo\u2019s meeting with Kim, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Monday that Kim is expected to visit Russia soon, and Chinese leader Xi Jinping is also expected to travel to North Korea, but did not elaborate further.<\/p>\n
The country\u2019s state newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, featured eight photos of the meeting on its front page, including various shots of Kim and Pompeo smiling and shaking hands\u2014and some with Kim\u2019s sister Kim Yo Jong in attendance.<\/p>\n
\u201cTogether with Mike Pompeo, Kim Jong Un appreciated the positively developing situation on the Korean peninsula, explained in detail the proposals for solving the denuclearization issue and matters of concern of both sides and exchanged constructive opinions,\u201d KCNA said.<\/p>\n
In Pompeo\u2019s last trip to Pyongyang in July, North Korea denounced him for making \u201cgangster-like demands.\u201d Pompeo did not meet Kim on that trip.<\/p>\n
Kim said he believed the dialogue between the two countries would continue to develop favorably \u201cbased on the deep confidence between the two leaders of the two countries,\u201d and expressed gratitude to Trump for making a sincere effort to implement the agreement made at their historic June summit, KCNA said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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