The U.S. Department of State has welcomed the end of the 35-day shutdown, and said.... it is committed to making progress on the transformation of North Korea-U.S. relations and "the establishment of a lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula, in parallel with progress on complete denuclearization."<br />The State Department is to resume its full overseas and domestic operations..... to deal with critical issues requiring U.S. leadership.<br />President Trump had announced last Friday that... the temporary resumption of State Department operations for the next three weeks. <br />
