A spokeswoman for the U. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Pompeo said last week he would remain in charge of the U. The future of U. This month, Kim Yong Chol was named a member of the State Affairs Commission, a supreme governing body chaired by the young leader. Hawks like Kim Yong Chol have sought to retain the status of nuclear weapons state by offering partial denuclearization in exchange for the lifting of key sanctions, he said.
Lee said Kim Yong Chol was replaced by Jang Kum Chol, a relatively unknown official who the Unification Ministry said had never been mentioned in North Korean state media until this month. It named Jang as one of the newly appointed directors and a member of the committee.
Kim Jong Un has warned that the collapse of the Hanoi summit risked reviving tension and said he was only interested in meeting Trump again if Washington showed more flexibility, setting a year-end deadline.
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