Pompeo says North Korea must commit to immediate dismantling of its nuclear program
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he will seek the dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear program without delay.
He made the remarks as he was formally sworn in as America's top diplomat with a strong endorsement from President Trump.
Kim Mok-yeon reports.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has stressed that North Korea must commit to a swift dismantling of its weapons programs.
Pompeo outlined his priorities while speaking at his ceremonial swearing-in on Wednesday,... highlighting the importance of Pyongyang abandoning its nuclear weapons as well as its ballistic missiles.
"We are committed to the permanent, verifiable, irreversible dismantling of North Korea's weapons of mass destruction program and to do so without delay."
Pompeo,... who secretly met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang in early April,... also said that efforts to denuclearize North Korea are still in the beginning stages,... with their outcome yet unknown.
He also stressed that the Trump administration is fully committed to solving the North's nuclear issue.
"This administration will not repeat the mistakes of the past. Our eyes are wide open. It's time to solve this once and for all. A bad deal is not an option."
Meanwhile,... South Korean and U.S. military revealed on Thursday that movement has been spotted at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site, where the regime carried out a total of six nuclear tests from 2006.
Intelligence sources say that activity at tunnel entrance number 3 suggests Pyongyang could be signalling that it has started to follow through on Kim Jong-un's promise made at the Inter-Korean summit last week to shut down the test site.
This follows a report by CBS News on Wednesday that said North Korea has started removing cables from the tunnels at the site, describing as a first step to closing down the tunnels.
Kim Mok-yeon, Arirang News.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he will seek the dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear program without delay.
He made the remarks as he was formally sworn in as America's top diplomat with a strong endorsement from President Trump.
Kim Mok-yeon reports.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has stressed that North Korea must commit to a swift dismantling of its weapons programs.
Pompeo outlined his priorities while speaking at his ceremonial swearing-in on Wednesday,... highlighting the importance of Pyongyang abandoning its nuclear weapons as well as its ballistic missiles.
"We are committed to the permanent, verifiable, irreversible dismantling of North Korea's weapons of mass destruction program and to do so without delay."
Pompeo,... who secretly met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang in early April,... also said that efforts to denuclearize North Korea are still in the beginning stages,... with their outcome yet unknown.
He also stressed that the Trump administration is fully committed to solving the North's nuclear issue.
"This administration will not repeat the mistakes of the past. Our eyes are wide open. It's time to solve this once and for all. A bad deal is not an option."
Meanwhile,... South Korean and U.S. military revealed on Thursday that movement has been spotted at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site, where the regime carried out a total of six nuclear tests from 2006.
Intelligence sources say that activity at tunnel entrance number 3 suggests Pyongyang could be signalling that it has started to follow through on Kim Jong-un's promise made at the Inter-Korean summit last week to shut down the test site.
This follows a report by CBS News on Wednesday that said North Korea has started removing cables from the tunnels at the site, describing as a first step to closing down the tunnels.
Kim Mok-yeon, Arirang News.