US “Expected to complete review of North Korea policy within the order”… An eye-catching tour of Korea and Japan (comprehensive)

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Assistant Secretary Seong-Kim “Keep close contact with Japan and Korea…a visit is a great opportunity to provide high-level advice”

“Quad Summit materials provided”… Possibility of requesting participation in public pressure

(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Ryu Ji-bok = Sung Kim, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs of the US State Department, predicted that the review of the Cho Biden administration’s policy toward North Korea will be completed within a few weeks.

Deputy Assistant Secretary Kim said, “I don’t have an accurate timetable,” when asked about the status of the North Korean policy review at the press and telephone briefing on the same day.

“But we’re working on it quickly,” he said. “I think I’ll probably be able to finish the review in a few weeks.”

“We have maintained very close contact with our colleagues in Korea and Japan throughout the review,” he explained. “Because we want to make sure to include their advice while reviewing all important aspects of North Korea policy.”

The Biden administration, which was launched in January, is undergoing a process of reviewing and reviewing existing policies under the awareness that the US administration’s policy toward North Korea has not prevented North Korea from developing nuclear weapons.

In light of the precedent that North Korea often provokes in the early days of the US administration, some have raised concerns that a prolonged review by the Biden administration could lead to an unexpected deterioration in US-North Korea relations.

In this context, Deputy Assistant Secretary Kim’s remarks are noteworthy as they presented a certain timetable for the establishment of North Korea policy.

During President Donald Trump, President Biden showed a critical attitude that the “top-down” method of talks between the leaders of North Korea and North Korea did not prevent North Korea’s advancement of nuclear development, but only granted system legitimacy.

In addition, it revealed a willingness to take a bottom-up solution from working-level negotiations through a multilateral approach by drawing cooperation between the alliance and neighboring countries.

Secretary of State Tony Blincoln and other policy officials in the Biden administration have also cited a’new strategy’ and stated that they are simultaneously reviewing pressure measures through sanctions and carrot measures through diplomacy.

It is also worth noting that Deputy Assistant Secretary Kim’s remarks came ahead of Minister Blincoln’s visit to Korea and Japan on the 15th and 18th.

It can also be seen as a sign that the Biden administration’s review of North Korea policy, which has been more than 50 days since its inauguration, is entering the stage of being sorted out to some extent.

Therefore, this visit shows that it can be a turning point for a final review by explaining the review situation to Korea and Japan and gathering the opinions of both sides.

Indeed, referring to Secretary Blincoln’s tour, Acting Kim said, “I think this will be another great opportunity for allies to provide high-level advice in our process.”

State Department spokesman Ned Price also reaffirmed his intention to implement policy toward North Korea in line with alliances, including South Korea, at a press briefing on the same day, and gave meaning as “(this visit) is an important factor in our review of current policy toward North Korea.” did.

On the other hand, when asked whether the’Quad Plus’ discussion will take place when Minister Blincoln visits Korea, “I think Secretary Blincoln will be willing to provide the materials for the discussion to Eui-yong Eui-yong (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) when meeting in Seoul.” Replied.

Quad is being evaluated as a checklist for China in four countries, including the United States, Japan, India, and Australia, and held a summit in which the leaders of four countries participated for the first time on this day.

At this meeting, it is evaluated that it has established itself as a multilateral consultative body to prevent the expansion of China’s influence by holding an additional summit meeting within the year and agreeing to hold a meeting of foreign ministers at least once a year.

Quad Plus is a partial initiative to expand the quad to include other countries in the Indo-Pacific, such as Korea and New Zealand, and so far, Korea has taken a distant attitude, stating that there has been no request for participation.

Acting President Kim’s announcement that he would deliver the results of the Quad Summit during Minister Blincoln’s visit to Korea implied the possibility of requesting South Korea’s cooperation in the check strategy against China.

During a briefing the day before, Price said, “a coordinated approach to China will be one of the elements of the agenda in both countries” regarding Blincoln’s trip to Japan. But he said, “China will not dominate the agenda.

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