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US says confident North Korean promises will be fulfilled, despite weapons test

16 November 2018 - 08:33 By Reuters
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un leads the testing of a newly developed tactical weapon, in this undated photo released on November 16, 2018 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un leads the testing of a newly developed tactical weapon, in this undated photo released on November 16, 2018 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency.
Image: KCNA via REUTERS

The United States remains confident that promises made by President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at their Singapore summit will be fulfilled, a US State Department spokesman said on Thursday, after North Korea said it successfully tested a new tactical weapon.

"We remain confident that the promises made by President Trump and Chairman Kim will be fulfilled," the spokesman said in a statement. 

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