[정치]Summit calls between the US and Korea are delayed… Are you cautious about North Korea?

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Nearly two weeks have passed since the inauguration of US President Biden, but there are still many speculations since the talks between the ROK and US leaders have not yet been made.

There are mixed observations, such as a careful review of messages on North Korea, along with concerns that the issue on the Korean peninsula is falling behind the priority of the Biden administration’s policy.

Reporter Lee Kyo-jun reported,

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The Blue House is spared only reiterating the principled answer that it has decided to promote the call between the ROK and US leaders as soon as possible.

However, the call between the US and Japan was made on the 28th of last month, and as time passes, the burden on the inside increases.

It is also compared to the time of the previous talks between the ROK and the US, and we are concerned that it will be delayed than the Obama administration.

This is because the order of calls between the leaders gives some measure of the policy priorities of the Biden administration.

Some point out that public pressure as well as differences in opinions between the US and the ROK over the direction of North Korea policy are influencing.

On the other hand, some analyzes say that President Biden must be cautious as he must also contain a message to North Korea in his first call between the leaders.

[조성렬 / 국가안보전략연구원 수석연구원 : 미국은 한미동맹 이슈뿐만 아니라 대북 메시지도 같이 포함되어야 되기 때문에 좀 더 시간이 걸린다고 생각합니다. 특히 대북 메시지는 잘못 내놓았을 때 오히려 북한 도발의 빌미가 될 수 있기 때문에…]

The number of urgent issues in the United States is also a major cause.

Not only does the 2100 trillion-sized economic stimulus plan be processed, but the Corona 19 situation, where an average of more than 3,000 people die a day, is unusual.

[조 바이든 / 미국 대통령 : 이제 코로나19를 퇴치할 국가 전략이 있습니다. 포괄적이고, 정치가 아니라 과학에 기반을 둔 것입니다.]

Some say that President Biden is old, so the White House does not forcefully push forward with the schedule.

President Biden’s visit to the State Department, which attracted attention to mention the direction of foreign policy, was also postponed to later this week due to local weather.

YTN Kyojun Lee[[email protected]]is.

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