U.S. "doing our best" to help North Korea during COVID-19 pandemic: Pompeo



News U.S. “doing our best” to help North Korea during COVID-19 pandemic: Pompeo Secretary of State seemed to suggest that the DPRK had not accepted Trump administration's offer of humanitarian aid Jacob Fromer March 26, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON DPRK Today The U.S. is "doing our best" to make sure American humanitarian aid can enter countries -- including, perhaps, North Korea -- that need help fending off the coronavirus pandemic, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in an interview on Thursday. Pompeo's comments come just days after U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration would be willing to offer aid to the DPRK to help fight the pandemic, if the country needed it -- but the Secretary of State also seemed to suggest that Pyongyang had not accepted Washington's offer of help. The U.S. is "doing our best" to make sure American humanitarian aid can enter countries -- including, perhaps, North Korea -- that need help fending off the coronavirus pandemic, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in an interview on Thursday. Pompeo's comments come just days after U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration would be willing to offer aid to the DPRK to help fight the pandemic, if the country needed it -- but the Secretary of State also seemed to suggest that Pyongyang had not accepted Washington's offer of help. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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U.S. “doing our best” to help North Korea during COVID-19 pandemic: Pompeo

Secretary of State seemed to suggest that the DPRK had not accepted Trump administration's offer of humanitarian aid

Jacob Fromer March 26, 2020

U.S. “doing our best” to help North Korea during COVID-19 pandemic: Pompeo

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The U.S. is "doing our best" to make sure American humanitarian aid can enter countries -- including, perhaps, North Korea -- that need help fending off the coronavirus pandemic, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in an interview on Thursday.

Pompeo's comments come just days after U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration would be willing to offer aid to the DPRK to help fight the pandemic, if the country needed it -- but the Secretary of State also seemed to suggest that Pyongyang had not accepted Washington's offer of help.

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