Pompeo: US firms may invest in North Korea if it meets demands

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that if North Korea agrees to fully dismantle its nuclear weapons program, then the United States will allow the American private sector to invest in the country.

"This will be...private sector Americans...coming in to help build out the energy grid that needs enormous amounts of electricity in North Korea," Pompeo said in an interview on "Fox News Sunday."

He added that Americans will also help invest in North Korean infrastructure and agriculture to help feed its people if the country meets US demands.