U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday told North Korean officials the U.S. government was “committed” to working with Pyongyang on achieving peace on the Korean peninsula.

Speaking in Pyongyang at a luncheon led by Kim Yong Chol, the head of the DPRK’s United Front Department, the Secretary of State said the U.S. government was hoping to help resolve the longstanding conflict between the two countries.

“For decades, we have been adversaries,” Pompeo was quoted as having said in pool reports carried by Reuters. “Now we are hopeful that we can work together to resolve this conflict, take away