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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo headed to North Korea Tuesday to work out details of President Trump’s summit with Kim Jong-un.

“Plans are being made, relationships are building,” Trump disclosed at the White House after announcing the US is pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal.

“Hopefully a deal will happen, and with the help of China, South Korea and Japan, a future of great prosperity and security can be achieved for everyone.”

The president said a date and location have been selected for his meeting with Kim but didn’t release details.

It’s expected later this month or early June.

Pompeo told pool reporters on his plane that he doesn’t know who he will meet with in Pyongyang,

“We’re prepared to meet anyone who can speak on behalf of the North Korean government and give us solid answers so we’re prepared,” he said.

He also said he would raise the issue of the three Americans being held by the regime, adding he hopes North Korea will “do the right thing.”

He made a top-secret visit over Easter weekend when he was CIA director to lay the groundwork for Trump’s meeting with Kim.

Earlier Tuesday, Chinese state media reported that Kim secretly met with Chinese President Xi Jinping — the second time the despot has visited with Xi and the third time he has ventured outside his country since assuming power in 2011.

Kim expressed hope during his visit Monday and Tuesday that his government and the US would “build mutual trust through dialogue” and take “phased and synchronous measures” leading to the denuclearization of the peninsula, the state media outlet Xinhua reported.

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