Trump confirms “high-level” talks between US and North Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday confirmed that there were high-level talks taking place between the U.S. and North Korea.
A senior U.S. official confirmed that U.S. Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo made a secret visit to North Korea over the Easter weekend and met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
The trip was first reported by the Washington Post, citing two people with direct knowledge of the trip.
“We have had talks at the highest level. Well, let’s leave it a little bit short of that, but we had talks at the highest level. And it is going very well, but we will see what happens,” he said.