Pompeo in Pyongyang as Korean whirlwind gathers pace

By THE MANILA TIMES

May 09, 2018 10:47 am

PYONGYANG: America's top diplomat Mike Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang Wednesday, landing at the center of a whirlwind of diplomacy ahead of a planned US-North Korea summit.

Pompeo was dispatched on an unannounced visit -- his second in weeks, but first as secretary of state -- to lay the groundwork for Donald Trump's unprecedented meeting with Kim Jong Un.

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