U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said that talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were “warm” and that the U.S. previously had many enemies which were now “close” partners.

Pompeo made the remarks at a press conference with his South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung-wha in Washington, after returning from his second trip to Pyongyang.

“They were good conversations. Our conversations were warm, we were each representing our two countries,” Pompeo told reporters.

“We talked about the fact that America has often in history had adversaries that we are now close partners with.”

The secretary of state went on