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US says 'confident' N. Korea's Kim will fulfill commitments by Staff Writers Washington (AFP) Nov 16, 2018 The United States remains confident that denuclearization "promises" made during a historic summit between Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un will be fulfilled, a State Department spokesperson said Thursday. The comments came after state media in Pyongyang said Kim had supervised the testing of a "high-tech" new weapon that Yonhap news agency called successful. "At the Singapore Summit, President Trump and Chairman Kim made a number of commitments regarding final, fully verified denuclearization and creating a brighter future for North Korea," the US statement said. "We are talking with the North Koreans about implementing all of those commitments," it continued. "The President has made clear that if Kim Jong Un denuclearizes, there is a bright future for North Korea." "We remain confident that the promises made by President Trump and Chairman Kim will be fulfilled." Trump and Kim met at a historic summit in Singapore in June, where they signed a vaguely worded document on denuclearization of the peninsula. Progress has since stalled as Washington and Pyongyang spar over the meaning of the document, and a return to testing would cast grave doubts over the future of the process. The North Korean reports of a new weapon did not specify the device involved but said the "high-tech tactical weapon" had been developed over a long period and "builds impregnable defences of our country and strengthens the fighting power of our people's army." Pyongyang's suspension of testing for nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles has been key to this year's rapid diplomatic developments and North Korean-US negotiations, and has received repeated praise from Trump.
US urges sustained sanctions pressure on N. Korea Singapore (AFP) Nov 15, 2018 Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday took America's "pressure campaign" against North Korea to a summit of world leaders, as concerns mount over Pyongyang's key allies easing sanctions imposed over its nuclear programme. US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a historic summit in Singapore earlier this year, signing a vaguely worded deal on denuclearisation. But there has been little progress since, with the two countries sparring over the exact meaning of the agreement. ... read more
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