CIA Chief and US Treasury Secretary Defend Trump's Decision to Meet Kim

The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the US Treasury Secretary have defended the decision of the President of the United States to meet with the leader of North Korea. The CIA Director stated that Donald Trump made this decision 'to solve a problem.' Mike Pompeo, the Director of the CIA, said in an interview with Fox News on March 10 that 'this action by President Trump is not a show. He wants to solve a problem.' Both Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin have expressed their expectation that North Korea will halt its missile and nuclear tests prior to the meeting and discussions. According to reports, Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea who has invited Donald Trump for a meeting and discussions, has proposed to suspend his government's missile and nuclear tests. Trump himself stated on Saturday via his Twitter account that 'North Korea has not conducted any missile tests since November 28, 2017, and has promised not to do so during our meetings. I believe they will adhere to this commitment.' On March 9, the National Security Advisor of the South Korean President, who traveled to Washington to announce the results of negotiations with Kim Jong-un, said that the North Korean leader has invited Trump for a meeting, and the US President has accepted this invitation. This issue has received reactions both inside and outside the United States. The CIA Director and the US Treasury Secretary emphasized in their Sunday interviews that the goal of the meeting and discussions remains the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, which Kim Jong-un has also agreed to negotiate. Pompeo and Mnuchin stated that their government does not intend to grant any specific concessions to Pyongyang, and until a potential meeting between the two leaders, sanctions and economic pressures, as well as defensive preparations, will continue. Pompeo told CBS that 'this government has open eyes, and pressure on North Korea will continue throughout the discussions.' If a face-to-face dialogue occurs between Kim and Trump, it will be the first time a sitting US President meets with a North Korean leader. Based on reports from Reuters, CBS, and Fox.