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How did you spend a non-cold Saturday?
For the first time, the Biden administration of the United States made official mention of North Korea.
He said he would adopt a new strategy, saying that the North Korean nuclear issue is a serious threat, but he predicted a biden-style solution, not a Trump-style or Obama-style.
First news, this is Kim Yoon-soo, correspondent from Washington.
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third day of briefing, White House spokesman Saki spoke of the North Korean issue for the first time.
First, I emphasized the fact that President Biden regarded the North Korean nuclear program as a serious threat.
[Saki/U.S. White House Spokesman: President Biden undoubtedly recognizes that North Korea's nuclear missile and proliferation activities are a serious threat to world peace and security.] He said the deterrence of North Korea's nuclear
weapons is in the core US interests He said it will adopt a new strategy that is different from the Trump administration.
He also explained that the new strategy will be an approach through direct pressure on North Korea and alliances including South Korea and Japan.
I reaffirmed that neither Trump-style normal diplomacy nor Obama-style'strategic patience'.
[Saki/US White House Spokesperson: The Biden government will adopt a new strategy to keep the American people and allies safe.
We will start with a thorough review of the existing policy toward North Korea.] The
White House spokesman's direct mention of the North Korean nuclear issue three days after taking office means that the Biden government sees it as an important issue.
However, it is expected that it will take a considerable amount of time for the Biden government's North Korea policy to be established, as there are many priorities to resolve such as Corona 19 and economic difficulties.
(Video coverage: Park Eun-ha, Video editing: Lee Seung-yeol)