In this undated photo provided on July 2, 2018, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits Sinuiju Chemical Fibre Mill in Sinuiju, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government.  The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will go to North Korea this week to continue denuclearization talks, the White House announced Monday.

Mr. Pompeo will leave Thursday to Pyongyang, where he will meet with North Korea leader Kim Jong-un.

The talks are aimed at fleshing out the declaration Present Trump and Mr. Kim signed June 12 at a summit in Singapore, committing to a complete end to North Korea’s nuclear weapons program in exchange for U.S. security guarantees.

The visit will be the first face-to-face denuclearization talks between top official from the two countries the Singapore summit....

It will be Mr. Pompeo’s third meeting with Mr. Kim. They met twice in Pyongyang prior to the summit. Both also participated in a bilateral meeting in Singapore.

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