State Department: Many Allies Expressed Gratitude to U.S. for Talks with North Korea

KOSINSKI You probably heard ░░░░░░░░ Bolton today speaking on ░░░░░░░░ subject in interviews and ░░░░░░░░ s saying that North ░░░░░░░░ is not taking the ░░░░░░░░ that the US would ░░░░░░░░ to see which I ░░░░░░░░ is obvious to most ░░░░░░░░ But days ago when ░░░░░░░░ Secretary was testifying on ░░░░░░░░ Hill he was telling ░░░░░░░░ that he felt that ░░░░░░░░ was progress So how ░░░░░░░░ you characterize where the ░░░░░░░░ stands right now NAUERT ░░░░░░░░ we reflect on our ░░░░░░░░ that we recently went ░░░░░░░░ to ASEAN in Singapore ░░░░░░░░ Secretary had many bilateral ░░░░░░░░ multilateral conversations with many ░░░░░░░░ there The resounding theme ░░░░░░░░ out of those meetings ░░░░░░░░ thanks to the United ░░░░░░░░ for its leadership thanks ░░░░░░░░ President Trump for his ░░░░░░░░ on this issue These ░░░░░░░░ were happy that we ░░░░░░░░ able to get Chairman ░░░░░░░░ and the North Korean ░░░░░░░░ to the table to ░░░░░░░░ having these conversation That ░░░░░░░░ an incredible step and ░░░░░░░░ huge step from where ░░░░░░░░ were just one year ░░░░░░░░ Chairman Kim made a ░░░░░░░░ to President Trump on ░░░░░░░░ 12th he said that ░░░░░░░░ would denuclearize his country ░░░░░░░░ Secretary has had subsequent ░░░░░░░░ as has State Department ░░░░░░░░ we do not believe ░░░░░░░░ position has changed in ░░░░░░░░ way We ve been ░░░░░░░░ very hard since that ░░░░░░░░ to develop the process ░░░░░░░░ which denuclearization can be ░░░░░░░░ the Secretary spoke about ░░░░░░░░ just on Sunday and ░░░░░░░░ the process of achieving ░░░░░░░░ is one that we ░░░░░░░░ all known would take ░░░░░░░░ time The world is ░░░░░░░░ in seeing this achieved ░░░░░░░░ it will certainly take ░░░░░░░░ time KOSINSKI Although right ░░░░░░░░ the Summit it was ░░░░░░░░ President himself who said ░░░░░░░░ he knew that denuclearization ░░░░░░░░ start to happen immediately ░░░░░░░░ now John Bolton is ░░░░░░░░ that they have not ░░░░░░░░ begun any of that ░░░░░░░░ NAUERT The conversations continue ░░░░░░░░ knew that this would ░░░░░░░░ a road we knew ░░░░░░░░ the road would certainly ░░░░░░░░ some time and we ░░░░░░░░ in the middle of ░░░░░░░░ process right now KOSINSKI ░░░░░░░░ White House is also ░░░░░░░░ that it s possible ░░░░░░░░ Secretary Pompeo might go ░░░░░░░░ North Korea next and ░░░░░░░░ with Kim So what ░░░░░░░░ in that process Is ░░░░░░░░ something that the State ░░░░░░░░ is going to start ░░░░░░░░ working on NAUERT I ░░░░░░░░ that would be getting ░░░░░░░░ of where we are ░░░░░░░░ now We have no ░░░░░░░░ no travel to announce ░░░░░░░░ by the way just ░░░░░░░░ Sunday we got back ░░░░░░░░ a very long a ░░░░░░░░ of flying hours to ░░░░░░░░ I think it was ░░░░░░░░ some hours so I ░░░░░░░░ we re okay with ░░░░░░░░ here right now KOSINSKI ░░░░░░░░ don t see that ░░░░░░░░ anytime soon NAUERT Look ░░░░░░░░ m not going to ░░░░░░░░ what s going to ░░░░░░░░ certainly but we have ░░░░░░░░ trips or travel to ░░░░░░░░ at this time.”