The standstill between the US and North Korea over denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula continues, with Kim John-un accusing the Trump administration of dragging its feet.
The remarks come as talks faltered between Washington and Pyongyang over disagreements involving disarmament steps and the removal of sanctions imposed on North Korea.
"[Mr Kim] said that we will never allow the impudent US to abuse the DPRK–US dialogue for meeting its sordid aim but will shift to a shocking actual action to make it pay for the pains sustained by our people so far and for the development so far restrained," the agency said, referring to the North by its formal name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
"[Mr Kim] confirmed that the world will witness a new strategic weapon to be possessed by the DPRK in the near future, declaring that we cannot give up the security of our future just for the visible economic results and happiness and comfort in reality now that hostile acts and nuclear threat against us are increasing," the report said.
"He made those commitments to President Trump in exchange for President Trump agreeing not to conduct large-scale military exercises," Mr Pompeo said.
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