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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is set to visit Pyeongyang again.
On October 7th the top diplomat will be in North Korea to sit down for talks with its Leader Kim Jong-un.
Hong Yoo starts us off with what's expected out of this meeting.
The denuclearization talks between North Korea and the U.S. seem to be back on track.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Pyeongyang on October 7th to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Attention is focused on whether they will be able to make the "big deal", making progress in denuclearization and declaring end of Korean War.

This will be Pompeo's fourth visit in three months.
His visit was originally planned for last August but Trump canceled it after being unsatisfied with North Korea's progress on denuclearization.
But Trump raised the possibility for a second summit with North Korea after South Korean President Moon visited Pyeongyang for his third summit with Kim.
It is possible that Kim's message delivered by Moon influenced Trump's decision.

U.S. State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert, when announcing Pompeo's schedule on October 2nd, said it shows forward progress and momentum that the Secretary is making his fourth trip to the North in less than a year.

"And that shows the President's commitment to the agreement that he and Chairman Kim came to at the Singapore summit - the Secretary going on for follow-on conversations. As we often say, the conversations continue. Of course, we have quite a ways to go, but we look forward to the next steps in this conversation."

When asked about the possibility of declaring the end of Korean War, she said that they are closely coordinating with South Korea and Japan, and they are looking forward to having meetings with North Korea during Pompeo's visit.
Experts understand this as a possible change from the U.S. insistence on demanding denuclearization first before the declaration of the end of Korean War.

During his fourth visit, Pompeo will try to understand Kim's intentions on nuclear disarmament. He is also likely to discuss plans for a second North Korea-U.S. summit.
Hong Yoo, Arirang News.