North Korea Foreign Ministry says talks with Pompeo 'regrettable,' accuses US of unilateral demands

[demmiblue]

Source: WaPo/AP

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea Foreign Ministry says talks with Pompeo ‘regrettable,’ accuses US of unilateral demands for denuclearization.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/north-korea-foreign-ministry-says-talks-with-pompeo-regrettable-accuses-us-of-unilateral-demands-for-denuclearization/2018/07/07/e9c3c57a-81e2-11e8-b3b5-b61896f90919_story.html

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North Korea says high-level talks with a U.S. delegation led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo were "regrettable" and has accused Washington of trying to unilaterally pressure the country into abandoning its nukes.

The statement by an unnamed North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman on Saturday came hours after Pompeo concluded two days of talks with North Korean officials led by Kim Yong Chol.

The statement says that the United States betrayed the spirit of last month's summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by making unilateral demands on "CVID," or the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of North Korea.

It says the outcome of the follow-up talks was "very concerning" because it has led to a "dangerous phase that might rattle our willingness for denuclearization that had been firm."

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[machoneman]

1. Bwahahah! And Trump said we're all safe!

Balderdash!

[AwakeAtLast]

17. This sets us even further back

[Sophia4]

22. This is probably the most dangerous time.

You have to be very careful around crazy people.

And I won't identify the person I'm talking about.

Crazy people tend to cause more trouble than they end. That's my experience. They live in a world of delusion, and you don't know what they are seeing. That's the problem. They see the world in a way that is different from the way the rest of us see it. They see a different reality than we do.

As a nation, we are in a pickle.

Tillerson was the most levelheaded of the lot, and he is gone. We are left with a bunch of crazy people who don't see the world realistically.

[olegramps]

18. Pompeo claimed the talks were productive, bla,bla,bla, Total bullshit.

This is the guy that claimed President Obama was a Muslim and communist. Another brainwashed Academy war mongering grad.

[madaboutharry]

2. The Nobel Committee in Oslo is going to frame that letter

of nomination signed by 18 republicans and hang it in a bathroom for laughs. Trump really did believe he was going to be awarded The Nobel Peace Prize. Pathetic.

[Fred Sanders]

11. I have the letter in PDF form on my computer to laugh at at will!

17 Republicans totally bottom feeding crap to their catfish fake President.

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. I shouldn't be laughing....

Oh, the hell with it.

[Achilleaze]

4. This was a phoney baloney republican propaganda ploy from the start

trying to make republican Dirty Donny* look less totally ignorant and incompetent. But, as usual, republican FAIL. Guess we'll need to rattle some stinking sabers (and shove more money into the military-industrial complex).

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

(Excuse the stubby little swords, but, um, this is Dirty Donny that we're talking about).

[Snellius]

5. Related story: Pompeo wraps up talks in N. Korea without seeing Kim Jong Un

"Before departing Pyongyang, Pompeo told reporters that his conversations with senior North Korean official Kim Yong Chol had been “productive,” conducted “in good faith” and that “a great deal of progress” had been made in some areas. But he stressed that “there’s still more work to be done” in other areas, much of which would be done by working groups that the two sides have set up to deal with specific issues."

https://apnews.com/805d302b95704d2e8644f28876ac1be8/Pompeo-wraps-up-talks-in-N.-Korea-without-seeing-Kim-Jong-Un

Isn't this the work that should have been done before? Like signing and sending a check before putting any money in bank.

[Baitball Blogger]

6. Never saw that coming.

I was so sure that Trump's "Assume the Sale" technique was a coffee closer.

[Midnight Writer]

31. Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! I assume that Pompeo will take the blame for this.

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. Trump: "Waaaah! Waaaah! I want my Elton John CD back"

freakin' jerk..........

[bucolic_frolic]

8. Trump treats this like engaging a contractor to do some work

promises and seed money up front, then whining all the way until final payment which Trumpco never makes.

Everyone knows thats what a contractor does - contracts.

Speculators the entire lot of them.

[heaven05]

9. the trump idiot

administration knew this would happen. They needed this non-compliance from kim as fodder for their strategy.in Nov. They will turn, as they have done consistently, their stupidity into some scare tactic for their deplorably ignorant base to gnaw on...they are animals, trump and his base.

[watoos]

10. So, Pompeo claims the talks were productive,

but NK claims they were regrettable. I think Don the Con is going to have to build a Trump U. in N.K. to teach them how to do Kabuki theater. NK was just supposed to pretend, act out, that they were complying with all of Trump's demands, not actually denuclearize.

Hey, Trump still can tell his base that NK is blowing up its test site that was already destroyed by an earthquake.

Onward to the secret Putin talks.

[jayschool2013]

12. Who knew?

Who could have known that a murderous tyrant couldn't be trusted? Next thing you'll tell me is that Putin ISN'T "fine." Or that Canada is trustworthy.

(Muttering) Must find Fox News. Have to know what's right? Must find Fox News. Must find Fox News.

[Snellius]

13. Full Story: "might rattle our willingness for denuclearization"

The North provided a much harsher assessment of the talks, saying that the United States betrayed the spirit of last month’s summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim by making “one-sided and robber-like” demands on “CVID,” or the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of North Korea.

It said the outcome of the follow-up talks was “very concerning” because it has led to a “dangerous phase that might rattle our willingness for denuclearization that had been firm.”

“We had expected that the U.S. side would offer constructive measures that would help build trust based on the spirit of the leaders’ summit ... we were also thinking about providing reciprocal measures,” an unnamed spokesman of Pyongyang’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement carried by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency.

“However, the attitude and stance the United States showed in the first high-level meeting (between the countries) was no doubt regrettable,” the spokesman said.

https://apnews.com/805d302b95704d2e8644f28876ac1be8/North-Korea-says-talks-with-Pompeo-were-'regrettable'

[7962]

26. Like an actual "willingness" ever existed at all. nt

[thbobby]

14. trump deal-making in a nutshell

High powered bullshit with no substance, understanding, or especially results. Actually, trump's life accomplishments in a nutshell.

[Moral Compass]

15. Shocked!

I’m shocked. I was so confident that Trump, through the sheer force of his magnificent personality and his great, well educated brain that has all the best words, had succeeded where legions of professional diplomats had failed that I’m simply stunned.

Could this mean that nothing was accomplished but raising the status of North Korea while making huge concessions that harm us and our allies and benefit China and North Korea?

How can this be?😱

[Dan]

27. You forgot to include

‘Knows many many words.’

[Snellius]

16. NK: Trump pushing "unilateral and gangster-like demand for denuclearization" (NYT)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/07/world/asia/mike-pompeo-north-korea-pyongyang.html

[keithbvadu2]

19. Donald said that Kim was very honorable. Donald must be the snake.

[BobTheSubgenius]

20. I'm sure that meeting Pompeo under any circumstaices is regrettable.

But this one is a tragedy. I don't see how this is going to qualify for any kind prize, Nobel or other.

Do you think a write-in campaign would help?

[louis-t]

21. Drumpf fails again.

Damn, I had the 8th of July. Who had the 7th?

[Snellius]

23. Hey, but we have a signature on a signed piece of paper

that Trump can wipe his butt with.

[Mr. Sparkle]

24. Jesus, Trump and north Korea both have a similar temperament.

what are the odds.

[workinclasszero]

25. buhHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Trump got suckered BIGTIME!

[Freethinker65]

28. Kim would prefer to meet with supreme negotiator Trump one on one

What could possibly go wrong?

[MyOwnPeace]

29. No surprise - and plenty to worry about...........

There should have been many "foreign service officers" involved in this from the beginning, but IQ45 doesn't want or "need" them - he's the "Master of the Deal."

Meanwhile, the State Department (home of "foreign service officers" ) is in total chaos with many offices having vacancies that have not been filled (since the election!) and serious budget cuts taking out many more duties and responsibilities that the State Department would handle.

Here's a link covering the resignation of one former ambassador - a chilling story indeed:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/05/28/the-diplomat-who-quit-the-trump-administration

[Snellius]

30. With NK deal collapsing & trade war with allies, Trump world just went BOOM

Trump has no leverage left to negotiate. Weak. His world in ruins he has only Putin's shoulder to cry on and any "deal" with President Novichok will only confirm Russian influence in his election. Even over at Fox News they are at a loss how to spin this. They're not even allowing any comments on the story. And Drudge is ignoring it. Fingers crossed but this may be Trump's very, very bad day when the chickens finally come home to roost.

[pazzyanne]

32. tRump is getting what he asked for!

He set this up on the world stage, giving Kim a legitimacy that he has not had before. (Grand Coulee, biggest dam I know).

[Gothmog]

33. Kim Jong Un wouldn't meet with Mike Pompeo.

Link to tweet

[TomCADem]

34. But Trump Said They Agreed to Give Up Nukes? This must be fake news!