US Secretary of State Tony Blincoln says he is reviewing the overall US policy toward North Korea. He mentioned the possibility of additional sanctions and diplomatic incentives at the same time.
The first news, Correspondent Kim Soo-hyung reports from Washington.
<기자>
In an interview with NBC for the first time since US Secretary of State Blincoln took office, he reaffirmed his position that the Biden administration is reviewing the overall policy toward North Korea.
When asked whether North Korea should be recognized as a nuclear power, Secretary Blincoln explained that President Biden requested a review of North Korea policy to determine the most effective way to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.
He said that the means include diplomatic incentives against North Korea as well as the possibility of further sanctions coordinated with allies.
This is in contrast to the immortality of diplomatic conflicts with Russia and China, which have been prioritized in foreign policy.
After the detention of Russian opposition leader Navalni, Secretary Blincoln fired a direct shot against the Russian government’s hard-line crackdown on protesters.
[블링컨/미국 국무장관 : 러시아 정부는 큰 실수를 하는 것입니다. 이것은 러시아 국민들의 부패와 도둑 정치에 대한 좌절감에 대한 것입니다.]
It has also been made clear that the Chinese government is responsible for the coronavirus outbreak.
[블링컨/미국 국무장관 : 코로나가 초창기는 물론 심지어 오늘까지 의심의 여지가 없습니다. 중국은 (정보 공개) 기준에 한참이나 못 미칩니다.]
It is interpreted as saying that the US government is reviewing both sticks and carrots to bring North Korea to the denuclearization negotiations rather than expanding the diplomatic front.