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U.S. remains “hopeful” about North Korean denuclearization, Pompeo insists

Secretary of State says Washington still open to talks with Pyongyang

The U.S. is still "engaged and hopeful" that North Korea will abandon its nuclear weapons, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters at the State Department on Tuesday.

The comments were the latest from a senior member of the Trump administration insisting that the current course of diplomacy with Pyongyang -- despite months of stalemate and a newly reasserted hardline tone from Pyongyang -- is still working.

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