Pompeo: U.S. is watching closely what's happening in N. Korea

By Lee Haye-ah

WASHINGTON, April 22 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that the United States is watching closely what's happening inside North Korea amid reports that its leader Kim Jong-un is seriously ill, but gave no other details.

"As the president said last evening ... we're watching closely what's taking place there, but I don't have anything to add," he said during a press briefing.

President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that the U.S. doesn't know about Kim's health condition. He said he wishes him well.

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