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Secretary Pompeo Will Travel to Pyongyang, Tokyo, Hanoi, Abu Dhabi & Brussels

UNITED States Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will travel to Pyongyang, Tokyo, Hanoi, Abu Dhabi, and Brussels from July 5-12.Secretary Pompeo will travel to Pyongyang, July 5-7, to continue consultations and implement the forward progress made by President Trump and North Korea supremo Kim in Singapore. In Tokyo, July 7-8, the Secretary will meet with Japanese and South Korean leaders to “discuss our shared commitment to the final, fully verified denuclearization of the DPRK, as well as other bilateral and regional issues”.In Hanoi, July 8-9, Secretary Pompeo will hold meetings with senior Vietnamese officials to discuss our shared commitment to the final, fully verified denuclearization of the DPRK and other bilateral and regional issues. It was announced in an Official Statement issued by his office. The Secretary will then travel to Abu Dhabi from July 9-10, where he will meet with UAE leaders to discuss ways to further strengthen the U.S.-UAE partnership and advance our common security and economic priorities. The Secretary will conclude his trip in Brussels, July 10-12, accompanying the President to the NATO Summit, where Allies will discuss increased defense spending and burden sharing, enhanced deterrence and defense, and NATO’s strengthened efforts to fight terrorism.  The Secretary will also participate in the U.S.-EU Energy Council and co-host a meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS with NATO while in Brussels, the statement added.(image courtesy: Tibetan Review)

 

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