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FILE - In this June 1, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, talks with Kim Yong Chol, former North Korean military intelligence chief and one of leader Kim Jong Un's closest aides, as they walk from their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. North Korea says it won't consider a U.S. decision to postpone a joint military exercise with South Korea a concession in stalled nuclear diplomacy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

N. Korea snubs US move to postpone military drill with South

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 1, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, talks with Kim Yong Chol, former North Korean military intelligence chief and one of leader Kim Jong Un's closest aides, as they walk from their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. The senior North Korean official who had been reported as purged over the failed nuclear summit with Washington was shown in state media enjoying a concert alongside leader Kim Jong Un. North Korean publications on Monday, June 3, 2019, showed Kim Yong Chol sitting near a clapping Kim Jong Un and other top officials during a musical performance by the wives of Korean People's Army officers. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Top North Korean official reappears days after purge report

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2019, file photo, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, and Kim Yong Chol, a North Korean senior ruling party official and former intelligence chief, pose for photographs at the The Dupont Circle Hotel in Washington. The head of parliament's intelligence committee, Lee Hye-hoon, on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 cited South Korea's main spy agency as saying that Kim Yong Chol lost his Workers' Party post in charge of relations with South Korea. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Seoul lawmaker: Top Kim Jong Un adviser removed from post

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 10, 2019, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 4th Plenary Meeting of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. Kim was elected chairman of the State Affairs Commission, and a new premier was chosen by the government's parliament, the Korean Central News Agency reports. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified.(Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea bolsters diplomatic lineup amid stalled US talks

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves from a car after arriving by train in Dong Dang in Vietnamese border town Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, ahead of his second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Minh Hoang)

The Latest: NKorea: Kim to stay in Vietnam through Saturday

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In this Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, photo provided on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, meets Kim Yong-chol, who traveled to Washington to discuss denuclearization talks, in Pyongyang. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea says Kim orders preparations for 2nd Trump meet

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center, Kim Yong Chol, a North Korean senior ruling party official and former intelligence chief, left, and U.S. Special Representative for North Korea, Stephen Biegun, right, meet in Washington, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The Latest: US, North Korea plan 2nd round of talks

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FILE- In this July 7, 2018, file photo, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to members of the media following two days of meetings with Kim Yong Chol, a North Korean senior ruling party official and former intelligence chief, before boarding his plane at Sunan International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea’s vitriolic criticism of the U.S. following a first round of nuclear negotiations went out of its way to spare one person: President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)

Analysis: Harsh words may mean NKorea seeks deal with Trump

By KEN MORITSUGU - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives at Yokota Air Force Base, at Fussa, Japan, Friday, July 6, 2018, for a refueling stop on his way to Pyongyang, North Korea. Pompeo begins a trip traveling to North Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Abu Dhabi, and Brussels. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Pompeo in Pyongyang to fill in details of NK agreement

By ANDREW HARNIK - Associated Press

Members of the press watch a live telecast of U.S. President Donald Trump's bilateral meeting with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday, June 11, 2018, in Singapore, at the international media center. In their final hours of calm, President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un huddled with advisers in luxury Singapore hotels less than half a mile apart, readying for a nuclear summit that could define the fate of millions, and their own political futures. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

The Latest: US commits to ‘security guarantees’ for NKorea

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