U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said he hoped working-level talks with North Korea would resume soon, though appeared to partially walk back earlier comments regarding the timeline.

Pyongyang and Washington agreed to restart negotiations following an impromptu meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the end of June.

But while immediately after the meeting, Pompeo said he hoped talks would resume in mid-July, on Friday he gave a different estimate.

“I hope (talks can resume). Chairman Kim made a commitment that they would. He said that in several weeks he