Updated at 1855 EST to include information regarding Kim Yong Chol’s confirmed arrival in the United States

A high-level delegation of officials from North Korea will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday morning, informed and diplomatic sources confirmed to NK News on Thursday.

The delegation, led by vice chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea’s (WPK) Central Committee Kim Yong Chol, will then meet with U.S. President Donald Trump later in the day, but only if talks with the Secretary of State are successful.

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