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Following a bilateral meeting with the South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the U.S. will assist North Korea with economic development if it gets rid of its nuclear weapons, reports the AP.

Pompeo: U.S. will provide economic aid to a denuclearized North Korea

Pompeo met with the South Korean foreign minister today.

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<p>Following a bilateral meeting with the South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the U.S. will assist North Korea with economic development if it gets rid of its nuclear weapons, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="reports the AP" data-vars-click-url="https://twitter.com/AP_Politics/status/995020594306600960" data-vars-content-id="d784db5e-dd87-45a3-8fc5-9a9144e28f4a" data-vars-headline="Pompeo: U.S. will provide economic aid to a denuclearized North Korea" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://twitter.com/AP_Politics/status/995020594306600960" target="_blank">reports the AP</a>.</p><span data-ad-status="NO_AD_LENGTH" data-ad-type="midStoryAd"></span>

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Pompeo: U.S. will provide economic aid to a denuclearized North Korea

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