Concrete moves needed for denuclearization

Absent the widely anticipated agreement on a second summit meeting between the leaders of the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's fourth trip to Pyongyang did not produce the widely expected outcome.

Yet let's not call the visit fruitless.

Considering the top US diplomat did not even meet with Kim Jong-un on his last visit, and he and Kim talked for two hours this time, with the latter promising to continue working toward denuclearization, it was as said "better than last time".