Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said on the 8th (local time) that even if the U.S. administration is inaugurated, Joe Biden will not return to the same ``strategic patience'' policy toward North Korea as in the past of the Barack Obama administration.
Minister Kang, who visited the United States for four days, visited the Korean War Veterans Memorial Park in Washington, DC, held a wreath event, and met with reporters to make this statement.
He replied, "I don't think it will return to the strategic patience of that time when I hear the talks of various people on the Biden side openly if Biden, who was the vice president of the Obama administration, leads the government." .
He added, "I think we should make it based on various progress and achievements over the past three years."
This is an observation that even if the Biden administration is launched, the continuity of the US-North Korea relations made by the Donald Trump administration will be achieved to some extent, and it is interpreted as a willingness for the Korean government to play an active role in the process.
Minister Kang saved, however, saying, "It seems that the situation is still early to predict a specific issue."
Then, as to whether or not to cooperate with Biden-elect, Minister Kang said, "As our government, the president has publicly congratulated (election), and it will be a situation where we can do more actively in the future even in the areas we have been cautious about. The same."
Although President Trump is dissatisfied with the results of the presidential election, it means that he will increase his contact with Biden's officials as he has been confirmed as the winner.
In this regard, Minister Kang said, "At the opportunity, the US government has been in that direction, so it seems that the embassy has prepared a lot." I won't."
He talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the 9th, "I came at a very sensitive time, but I have always communicated with Secretary Pompeo (the date of the inauguration of Biden's administration) and until January 20th, next year, he was my opponent." I can handle it."
At the invitation of Minister Pompeo, Minister Kang reaffirms the solid ROK-US alliance through meetings with the Korean-US foreign ministers and discusses in-depth issues on the Korean Peninsula.
It plans to contact the US Congress and academics to call for continued cooperation from US Joya.
It is especially noteworthy that he will meet with the diplomatic and security staff of Biden Camp and discuss cooperation with the next US administration.
(Yonhap News/Photo = Yonhap News)