U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry attends the 1st ASEAN-US Summit in Bandar Seri Begawan October 9, 2013. REUTERS/Ahim Rani
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry assured China's Premier Li Keqiang the United States was committed to resolving a fiscal impasse after the Chinese leader raised the issue in a meeting on the sidelines of an Asian summit in Brunei, a senior State Department official said on Thursday.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Kerry made clear that the U.S. government shutdown, now in its ninth day, and friction over the U.S. budget "is a moment in Washington politics and reaffirmed the President's commitment to resolving the issue."
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