MIKE POMPEO/NORTH KOREA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with a top North Korea official this week in the U.S., the White House said Tuesday [5-29-18], as Washington and Pyongyang pressed ahead on denuclearization talks ahead of a potential summit between the leaders of the two nations. The planned meeting between Mr. Pompeo and Gen. Kim Yong Chol, often described as the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s right-hand man, comes as two White House teams work on logistical and substantive issues ahead of the potential summit between President Donald Trump and Mr. Kim. As part of his preparations for that summit, Mr. Trump will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on June 7 at the White House, said Sarah Sanders, the White House press secretary. Mr. Trump on Thursday [5-24-18] canceled his meeting with Mr. Kim, scheduled for June 12 in Singapore, citing increasing hostility from the North Korean regime. But he quickly reversed course, and the two sides have worked in recent days to put the talks back on track.”
-Andrew Jeong and Chun Han Wong, “Pompeo to Meet With High-Ranking North Korean Ahead of Summit,” The Wall Street Journal, May 29, 2018 1:11 pm