Washington, Sep 20 (UNI) Welcoming Pyongyang's "important commitments" to denuclearise North Korea, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington is ready to transform its relations with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) immediately.
In a statement, Mr Pompeo said that he has invited North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho to meet in New York City next week, with an aim of completing its denuclearisation by January 2021.
"We have invited North Korean representatives to meet our Special Representative for North Korea, Stephen Biegun, in Vienna, Austria at the earliest opportunity," Mr Pompeo was quoted as saying by The Telegraph, a British Daily.
The US Secretary of State's statement came after North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un agreed to visit Seoul soon and close a missile testing site in front of international inspectors in a meeting with the South's President Moon Jae-in.
The two sides agreed to work towards joining up road and rail links and mount a combined bid for the 2032 Olympics.
Mr Pompeo said that "the United States congratulates President Moon Jae-in and Chairman Kim Jong Un on the successful outcome of their summit meeting in Pyongyang."
"We welcome President Moon and Chairman Kim's reaffirmation of the Singapore joint statement of complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," he said.
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