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US State Secretary “Reexamination of all options for North Korea strategy…Korea-US-Japan cooperation is very important”

“Review such as if there will be additional pressure effects”… Announcement of strong response to nuclear and human rights

Direct comment damages to Kim Yeo-jung’s warning of’Pattern Sleep’ “The alliance story is interesting”

“Attempts to contact North Korea through multiple channels from mid-February…No response”

US Secretary of State Tony Blincoln announced on the 16th that the US is reviewing its policy toward North Korea, leaving all options open, including means of pressure.

He predicted that it will respond with particular emphasis to North Korea’s nuclear missile development and human rights issues.

He avoided commenting on the warning of North Korean Labor Party Vice President Kim Yeo-jeong, “If you want to sleep comfortably, don’t make a little work,” he showed the recognition that cooperation with the ROK, US and Japan is important.

Minister Blincoln reaffirmed that although he has been trying to contact North Korea since last month, there has been no reaction at all.

Minister Blincoln, who is visiting Japan, said at a press conference held at the Ikura mission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo, after completing the US-Japan Security Consultative Committee, a meeting of the US-Japan Defense and Foreign Ministers (2+2). “The North Korean strategy is currently being reviewed, including all possible options.”

He explained that he is discussing with think tanks, external experts, and former government officials how to reduce the risk of North Korea, and has attempted to contact North Korea through multiple channels since mid-last month.

However, he added that there has been no response from North Korea so far.

Secretary Blincoln introduced that the Joe Biden administration is taking a closer look “with our allies and partners,” including “whether various additional pressures will work.”

Regarding the North Korean issue, he emphasized, “I think that continuing (ROK-US-Japan) trilateral cooperation will become very important in the future.”

Regarding the areas that the Biden government will pay attention to in the future, he stressed that “particularly, it shares its determination to respond to the nuclear missile program and human rights violations.”

In this regard, Minister Blincoln said that morning that morning, he received a letter from a family of Japanese kidnapping victims by North Korea, saying that it was “very strong and moving,” and that he would unite with the Japanese government.

He said, “I advise the new administration of the United States, who is suffering from a lot of blasts from across the ocean, wanting to spread the smell of gunpowder in our land.” It would be better not to create a job to be overwhelmed,” he avoided direct comment on what he warned through the North Korean media on the 16th.

“I am well aware of the remarks,” Blincoln responded, “but what interests me most today is the remarks of our allies and partners. That’s why we came to this area.”

After taking office as the secretary of state, he reiterated his awareness that the allies needed to cope with the North Korean issue, saying that he had been talking with Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu or South Korean counterparts on the North Korean issue.

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