Pompeo insists North Korea agreement 'encompasses' verifiable, irreversible denuclearization
ABC News ^ | June 13, 2018 | Sarah Kolinovsky
Posted on 6/13/2018, 2:05:50 PM by 2ndDivisionVet
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is defending the agreement signed by President Trump and Kim Jong Un at the Singapore summit, insisting it “encompasses” ‘verifiable’ and ‘irreversible’ denuclearization, even though the document does not explicitly use those terms.
The document calls only for “complete denuclearization,” sparking criticism the agreement was not specific enough to allow oversight of the denuclearization process.
“Let me assure you that ‘complete’ encompasses ‘verifiable’ in the minds of everyone concerned,” Pompeo told reporters in Seoul Wednesday. “One can’t completely denuclearize without validating, authenticating – you pick the word. The President is committed to that.”
When a reporter asked why the terms were not included in the statement, Pompeo replied “It’s in the statement. You’re just wrong about that.”
“I suppose you could argue semantics, but let me assure you that it’s in the document,” Pompeo continued....
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