Continuing a flurry of diplomatic progress, North Korean Vice Chairman Kim Yong-chol is reported Tuesday to be en route to the United States for more negotiations. Kim, a former Intelligence Minister and among the top aides to Kim Jong-un, is to arrive in New York City to meet with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
President Trump confirmed the visit on Twitter, and suggested this was part of talks taking place concerning the June 12 summit, which he cancelled last week but has since suggested may yet happen. Trump presented the visit as a “solid response to my letter,” in which he cancelled that summit.
Kim Yong-chol is the highest ranking North Korean to visit the US since 2000. The 72-year-old Kim has served as an official in all three North Korean leaders’ governments. Video footage showed Kim stopping off in China on his way to New York, though Chinese officials would not confirm if he met anyone while there.
The visit is to New York City, rather that Washington D.C., because North Korea has a mission to the United Nations in New York, and that makes visa waivers for official visits easier to come by. Some reports have presented Kim as the “top nuclear weapons negotiator” for the North Korean government.
US, with 7+bn offense budget and N.Korea with 2bn defense budget, to negotiate for both countries to wind up in heaven?????
This is a miracle; a lot bigger than Jesus walking on the water to reach a small fishing boat; instead of swimming for it; thus, not scared the fishers to death.
But, Jesus, just like Trump is now scaring a lot of us, kept scaring people for almost full three years; especially with his alleged stories that he was God, Son of God, Son of Man, Messiah, the Light, the Way, prophet, great prophet even tho he had not even a bed of straw let alone bed of roses to lay on.
I would be asking Pompeo about the 12 step plan for Iran. Would North Korea be receiving it before or after they agree to anything.
This is the real Kim. The other one likely takes orders from Cold War era heavies like him. He’s a cagey son of a bitch. No one survives in a Stalinist state for that many decades without becoming a smooth operator. Pompeo is in over his head which is good news for peace. This could get interesting. This is a motherf**ker who knows a thing or two about playing childish despots like Trump. Fingers crossed.
Pompeo is a neocon (Zionist) snake. Watch your back if he smiles at you. He has plans of his own, and that might include WWIII.
Reuters is about the biggest warmongering news source in the world. Why does anti-war continue to carry their neocon/liberal interventionist crap?
And trusted to film the Julia Skripal hostage video, all with reading prompts, and document signing.
Reuters. Enough said. Our Pompous Maximus will learn, hopefully, from Eastern style and subtlety. If not, bombast coming up. You could tell that Chinese negotiations did not go too well. Mnuchin and US chief negotiatir were seen outside a Beijing hotel aguing, loudly. Argument replete with vulgarities. Hopefully Pompous Maximus, the Proconsul of Pax Americana Chaotica can manage to keep his cool. Speak less, listen more.