The US State Department on Sunday said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean top leader Kim Jong-un have held a productive dialogue in Pyongyang. According to a statement issued by State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert, Pompeo "held productive discussions" with Kim on Sunday, when they "discussed the four elements contained in the US-North Korea Singapore Summit Joint Statement" signed by the two countries' top leaders, Xinhua reported.

"They also discussed the upcoming second summit between US President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim and refined options for the location and date of that next summit," the statement read. Pompeo and Kim also agreed to instruct their respective working-level teams to meet soon to intensify discussions on the key remaining issues to deliver on the Singapore Summit Joint Statement.