Pompeo Says U.S. Still Wants North Korea Talks Despite Launches
- Top diplomat speaks to Bloomberg Television about negotiations
- Pompeo suggests missile launches were a negotiating tactic
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Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said the door remains open for diplomacy with North Korea even though it launched short-range missiles early Thursday and that he hopes working-level talks between the two countries will begin in the next month or so.
Pompeo described the missile launches as more a negotiating tactic than a move that would create a rupture or lead President Donald Trump to reverse his commitment to talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.