Washington has confirmed that it wants peace, not confrontation with North Korea, despite statements by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, in which he asserts that his country will unveil a "new strategic weapon."

US President Donald Trump said he still believed the North Korean leader would disarm his country’s nuclear weapon.

"We signed an agreement talking about nuclear disarmament. It was the first sentence, and this was done in Singapore," Trump told reporters before taking part in New Year celebrations at his vacation home in Florida, southeastern United States, expressing his belief that Kim "is a man who sticks to his words."

Trump repeated what he said previously and Kim "love" each other and had a very good relationship.

In turn, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressed that the United States wants "peace, not confrontation," with North Korea.

Pompeo added - in an interview with CBS - that his country wants to continue to leave the door open to the possibility that the North Korean leader will make the best choice for him and his people, as he put it.

He expressed his hope that Kim would not abandon his commitments to President Trump.

North Korea's official news agency quoted Kim as telling officials in his ruling party that his country had ended the moratorium on nuclear and intercontinental ballistic weapons.

"We have no reason to continue to unilaterally link with this commitment," Kim said. "In the near future, the world will discover a new strategic weapon."

In 2018, Kim announced that North Korea no longer needs to conduct further nuclear or intercontinental missile tests, but his recent statements threaten nuclear diplomacy that has been adopted over the past two years.

Kim said that North Korea is ready to continue living under an international sanctions regime, in order to maintain its nuclear capability, adding that the United States is making demands that are contrary to the basic interests of its country, as he put it.