As part of his preparations for the potential summit, Trump will also meet with Japan’s leader on June 7.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with a top North Korea official this week in the U.S., the White House said Tuesday, as Washington and Pyongyang pressed ahead on denuclearization talks ahead of a potential summit between the leaders of the two nations. The planned meeting between Mr. Pompeo and Gen. Kim Yong Chol, often described as the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s right-hand man, comes as two White House teams work on logistical and substantive issues ahead of the potential summit between President Donald Trump and Mr. Kim. As part of his preparations for that summit, Mr. Trump will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on June 7 at the White House, said Sarah Sanders, the White House press secretary. Mr. Trump on Thursday canceled his meeting with Mr. Kim, scheduled for June 12 in Singapore, citing increasing hostility from the North Korean regime. But he quickly reversed course, and the two sides have worked in recent days to put the talks back on track. “Since the President’s May 24th letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the North Koreans have been engaging,” Ms. Sanders said in a statement. “The United States continues to actively prepare for President Trump’s expected summit with leader Kim in Singapore.”

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