Secretary of State
Mike Pompeo met Tuesday with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts to discuss stalled nuclear talks with
North Korea and stress the importance of America's relationship with both countries.
The meeting in
California came as the Treasury Department announced new
sanctions on North Korea for failing to comply with a U.N. requirement to bring home guest workers that provide the isolated nation with much needed foreign currency.
Pompeo's discussions with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha in Palo Alto, California, also came as the Trump administration continues to send signals to
Pyongyang that it's willing to resume talks on dismantling the North's
nuclear weapons and ballistic
missile programs.