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\"QUESTION:<\/strong> On North Korea, there\u2019s plenty of reporting about a delegation here in Washington this weekend planning for a possible second summit. Critics say since that first meeting that North Korea has yet to truly denuclearize as far as giving up weapons, long-range missiles. Some people wonder what is the point of having these conversations anymore. Is there a reason to be optimistic?<\/p>\n SECRETARY POMPEO:<\/strong> Yeah. \u201cCritics say\u201d is how you began this question, as I recall. Some critics have said we\u2019ve offered too much. Many critics have said we haven\u2019t offered enough. I don\u2019t have much to add other than the President has made enormous strides in working with North Korea to get their commitment to denuclearize. We now need to execute. We need to implement. We\u2019ve always known this would be a long process. While we do that we need to make sure we reduce risk, and we\u2019ve done that. There aren\u2019t nuclear tests being conducted. There haven\u2019t been missile tests conducted. These are things that were threatening the United States when President Trump took office. We want to reduce that risk, reduce North Korea\u2019s capacity to build out their program. These discussions are an important component for making sure that we do everything we can to deliver on the commitments that were made in Singapore between Chairman Kim and President Trump.<\/p>\n QUESTION:<\/strong> Five past presidents have tried the same thing. Is there reason to believe that this time is different?<\/p>\n SECRETARY POMPEO:<\/strong> Yeah. It\u2019s the first time a North Korean leader has met with a United States president, looked him in the eye and said I\u2019ll do it.\"<\/p>",
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