Tag: Stephen Biegun

Washington : US State Secretary Mike Pompeo has named Stephen Biegun to be the new special envoy for North Korea. The appointment on Thursday aims to fill key posts regarding the Korean Peninsula so as to facilitate issues like bilateral negotiations over denuclearization, peace regime and economic sanctions, among others. In a speech to the media at a press conference, Pompeo said Biegun's joining is "timely" as the two of them will travel to North Korea next week "to make further diplomatic progress towards our objective", Xinhua news agency reported. "As the...