A senior U.S. Biden administration official told NHK that he has been trying to contact North Korea since last month over North Korea's nuclear issue, which had not made any concrete progress under the former Trump administration. Did.
Since there is no response at this time, it is said that it will further review the North Korean policy in cooperation with Japan and South Korea.
Regarding the United States and North Korea, while holding three summit talks during the pre-Trump administration, no concrete progress was made on the nuclear issue, and the Biden administration also included additional sanctions on North Korea as an option. We are in the process of a complete review.
Under these circumstances, a senior official of the Biden administration told NHK on the 14th, "I have tried to contact the North Korean government on multiple channels since the middle of last month to avoid the risk of heightened tension," the North in New York. He revealed that he tried to contact him through the UN representative of Korea.
However, he said, "We have not received a response from Pyongyang at this time. Despite the many attempts by the United States, there has been no active dialogue with North Korea for more than a year." There is no reaction from the Korean side.
"We are also in talks with Japan and South Korea in exploring new ways to deal with North Korea. We will complete a thorough policy review involving many stakeholders in the coming weeks." , Said that it would soon decide on a new policy for North Korea.