Why North Korea canceled meeting with Pompeo

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Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations

U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley has accused North Korea of cancelling Thursday’s talks between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a senior North Korean official because they were not ready.

Haley, however, said on Thursday that a meeting between the two nations’ leaders is still on for after Jan. 1.

“I don’t think there was some major issue” for the postponement.

“I have talked with the administration and basically what we’re looking at is they postponed it because they weren’t ready,” she said.

Pompeo was supposed to meet with Kim Yong Chol in New York on Thursday to discuss the North’s commitment to eliminating its nuclear weapons and arrangements for a second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

“I do think the talks are going to be rescheduled.

“And it doesn’t change the fact that that summit is still scheduled for the president and Kim to meet after…



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