WASHINGTON, April 19 -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States will continue to work to negotiate with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to achieve the Korean Peninsula denuclearization.
Pompeo's remarks came after Pyongyang test-fired a new tactical guided weapon earlier this week.
"I'm convinced we still have a real opportunity to achieve that outcome (the denuclearization), and our diplomatic team will continue to remain in the lead," said the top U.S. diplomat at a joint press conference in the State Department with visiting senior Japanese officials.
Pompeo swept aside Pyongyang's demand about replacing him by someone "more careful and mature" to deal with the talks.
"Nothing's changed. We're continuing to work to negotiate. I'm still in charge of the team," he said.
The DPRK's state media Korean Central News Agency reported on Thursday that Kim Jong Un, top leader of the DPRK, supervised the test-firing of a new tactical guided weapon on Wednesday.
Pentagon spokesperson Charles Summers Jr. confirmed on Thursday that the tactical-level weapons test posed no threat to the United States and regional allies.
中学生出国留学弊大于利
人类会自己毁灭地球吗?
国内英语资讯:Xi Focus: Xi extends greetings to young Chinese ahead of Youth Day
出国留学要自强
中学生该不该看武侠小说
国际英语资讯:Frances COVID-19 death toll rises by 135 to 24,895
国际英语资讯:Trudeau announces funding for virtual health care, antibody research against COVID-19
名著“必读”还是“选读”
国内英语资讯:Commentary: Bannon, a bane to global pandemic fight
中学生要不要读名著
国际英语资讯:Feature: New Zealand reports no new COVID-19 case as country seeks recovery
武侠小说不宜读
国际英语资讯:Israels daily new COVID-19 cases drop to 23, lowest since March 15
中学生要不要读名著
人类会毁灭地球吗?
国内英语资讯:Chinese mainland reports no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases
国际英语资讯:Turkey reports 1,670 new COVID-19 cases, totaling 126,045
国内英语资讯:Lawsuits demanding Chinas compensation for coronavirus damages totally absurd, experts say
谈中学生出国留学之利与弊
国内英语资讯:China sees sharp increase of registered import, export enterprises in March