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Following US President Trump, this time Secretary of State Pompeo spoke about the North American summit.

With the premise of'if appropriate', North Korean leaders may meet, but Correspondent Kim Soo-hyung of Washington pointed out his intentions.

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talks of the North American talks emerged, emphasizing that Secretary of State Pompeo's willingness to talk to North Korea was high.

With the premise of'if it is appropriate and useful', he said it is possible to have a summit in North America.

[Pompeii five /美Secretary of State (State Department calls a press conference): Whether a lower level than the summit, or one if appropriate and useful for senior leaders to meet again, so hope to continue the dialogue with the North]

regard to the ongoing conversation He said he didn't want to comment, but he avoided the details, but also interpreted whether there is currently water contact between North America.

The talks of the North American summit were spoken by President Trump on the 8th.

However, at that time, the condition of'if you think it would be helpful' was added.

It also means not to do so unless it becomes an event that will boost Trump's approval rating.

With four months left in the presidential election, the North Korean dialogue seems to have the intention of managing the situation at a level that prevents North Korean provocations.

There are many analysts that the Trump administration, which cannot afford to care about foreign policy due to overlapping bad news such as the corona crisis, will not engage in aggressive North American negotiations through empty-handed talks.

(Video coverage: Eunha Park, Video editing: Yonghwa Jung)