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Pompeo arrives in S.Korea after nuclear talks in N.Korea

Published: 07 Oct 2018 - 11:32 am | Last Updated: 05 Nov 2021 - 04:11 pm
In this photo released by the US Government on April 26, 2018, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (R) shakes hands with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Pyongyang over the 2018 Easter weekend. AFP PHOTO / US Government/ HO

In this photo released by the US Government on April 26, 2018, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (R) shakes hands with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Pyongyang over the 2018 Easter weekend. AFP PHOTO / US Government/ HO

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SEOUL, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in South Korea on Sunday after visiting North Korea, where he had expected to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and discuss how to dismantle Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programmes.

A US government plane carrying Pompeo's delegation landed at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, at around 5:15 p.m. (0815 GMT).

Pompeo was scheduled to meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in at 1000 GMT in Seoul before holding talks with his counterpart Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, according to Moon's office.

He posted a photograph of himself on Twitter on Sunday waving from the door of his aircraft in Tokyo, saying: "Next stop #Pyongyang to meet with Chairman Kim and continue our work to fulfill the commitments made @potus and Chairman Kim at the #singaporesummit."