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US wants to restart nuclear talks with Pyongyang after North-South summit - Guardian

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

News Type: USIP in the News

The US has said it is ready to “immediately” restart stalled negotiations with North Korea about nuclear disarmament in light of agreements reached at a summit of the two Koreas in Pyongyang. At that meeting, the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, promised to dismantle a missile engine test site and launchpad, and made a conditional offer to shut down his country’s main nuclear complex at Yongbyon. The secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, said on Wednesday he had invited his North Korean counterpart, Ri Yong-ho, to meet in New York next week where both...

How the U.S. and North Korea can break the cycle of disappointment - Washington Post

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

News Type: USIP in the News

Two months after the lofty promises of the Singapore summit, the United States and North Korea are back to square one. Both sides are blaming each other for failing to implement the agreements. The first signs of souring appeared less than a month after the Singapore meeting...

Pompeo faces Pyongyang test on denuclearization - Nikkei Asian Review

Thursday, July 5, 2018

News Type: USIP in the News

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is set to make his third visit to Pyongyang, facing the tough mission of making tangible progress in the wake of the symbolic agreement signed by President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore last month.

U.S. troops not leaving soon, says Joseph Yun - JoongAng Daily

Friday, June 29, 2018

News Type: USIP in the News

American troops are not likely to be withdrawn from the Korean Peninsula in the near future, said Joseph Yun, former U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, but could be at some point when all outstanding issues are “resolved.”

China Pushes for ‘Guarantor’ Role in North Korea Talks - Breitbart

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

News Type: USIP in the News

China is looking to assert a more prominent role as “guarantor” of anticipated “symbolic deals” after negotiations between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un began in Singapore on Tuesday, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reports.