U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said he hopes North Korea will take a different negotiating position should they return to working-level talks over their nuclear and weapons programs.

Speaking to Fox and Friends, Pompeo also indicated that Washington and Pyongyang continued to communicate, though did not announce a new date for the resumption of negotiations.

“So the State Department has had a number of conversations with the North Koreans. Chairman Kim committed to getting our teams back to the negotiating table,” Pompeo said.

“I hope that we will. I hope when they show up they take a