"No one is under any illusions that we will reach a comprehensive agreement through the president's meeting, but to enable, to set out the conditions which would be acceptable to each side for the two leaders that will ultimately make the decision about whether such an agreement can be achieved and then set in place," he added.
REMAINING HARSH ON RUSSIA
U.S. relations with Russia have further deteriorated recently due to the "poisoning attack" of an ex-Russian spy, the following expulsion of Russian diplomats and various sanctions imposed under different charges.
"I take a back seat to no one with my views of the threat that is presented to America from Russia," Pompeo said.
"If I am confirmed as the secretary of state, I can assure this administration will continue, as it has for the past 15 months, to take real actions to push back, to reset the deterrence relationship with respect to Russia," he said.
The confrontational tone has stirred alarm for the relations between the two world powers.
"Pompeo will need to decide whether to resist - rather than encourage - one of the most alarming trends in U.S. global engagement: the ongoing militarization of U.S. foreign policy. The tea leaves here are not encouraging," said Stewart M. Patrick from the Council on Foreign Relations, a U.S.-based think tank.
FOCUSING ON EMPOWERING STATE DEPARTMENT
The State Department went through pervasive doubts and disheartenment due to the bad blood and unimpressive communication between Tillerson and Trump.
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