U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday said he wanted to “acknowledge” that Pyongyang had not conducted missile tests since the adoption by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) of Resolution 2371 earlier in the month.

Speaking to press at the State Department, Tillerson said he was “pleased” at the DPRK’s “restraint.”

“I think it is worth noting that we have had no missile launches or provocative acts on the part of North Korea since the unanimous adoption of the UN Security Council resolution,” Tillerson said. “And I want to take note of that; I want to acknowledge it.”

The Secretary