Breaking bread to broker peace: Pompeo meets top DPRK official in New York

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North Korean Envoy Kim Yong Choi Meets With Secretary Of State Pompeo In NYCNorth Korean envoy Kim Yong Choi departs his hotel to meet with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on May 30, 2018 in New York City. (Kevin Hagen/Getty Images/AFP)

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met for dinner with top aide to DPRK Leader Kim Jong Un, Kim Yong Chol.

He is the highest ranking official from the DPRK to visit the United States in almost 20 years.

The meeting could determine if a summit takes place.

CGTN’s William Denselow reports from New York.