Pompeo's meeting with North Koreans postponed
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testifies that North Korea has not responded in recent days to queries by the United States to prepare logistics for an upcoming summit during his appearance at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 24, 2018. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean officials scheduled for Thursday in New York has been postponed and will be rescheduled “when our respective schedules permit,” the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.
In a statement, the department said “ongoing conversations continue to take place.”
Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Michael Perry
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