Sanders said that Trump's talks with the North Korean envoy were productive but added that the United States "is going to continue to keep pressure and sanctions on North Korea." Trump declared just after the Singapore meeting that the nuclear threat posed by North Korea was over. Kim Yong Chol, regarded as a member of Kim Jong Un's inner circle, also had talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US special representative on North Korea, Stephen Biegun. The conference is also being attended by North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui. "The North Koreans need a real indication of what the US is willing to put on the table," said Jenny Town, a North Korea expert at 38 North, a Washington-based think tank.

Source: bd News24 January 19, 2019 01:30 UTC