"Resolving North Korea's nuclear weapons, the ROK-US-Japan alliance is key" The U.S. State Department visits Korea tomorrow

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a situation where dialogue to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue is in such a stalemate, the White House has officially confirmed that it has attempted to contact North Korea.

The White House also emphasized that the principle is to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue through diplomacy, and that the ROK-US-Japan alliance will be the centerpiece.

In the midst of this, attention is being paid to what message the US Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense will deliver on their visit to Korea tomorrow (17th).

This news is from the Washington correspondent Yunsoo Kim. 

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Saki US, a spokesman for the White House, said at a regular briefing that he had attempted contact with North Korea.

The Biden administration publicly confirmed media reports that it has been in contact with North Korea since mid-last month.

[Saki/U.S. White House spokesman: It is true that we tried to contact you.

We have many channels of contact with North Korea from the past.]

Saki said, however, that we have not yet received a response.

Despite the fact that there has been no dialogue with North Korea for more than a year, he has repeatedly emphasized that the principle is to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue through diplomacy.

In particular, it has been made clear that the discussion between the ROK-US-Japan alliance will become the center of North Korean nuclear diplomacy.

[Saki/U.S. White House Spokesperson: We will continue to seek opinions from our allies, including Korea and Japan, and find new approaches.

We are listening to the opinions of both Korea and Japan.]

After arriving in Japan yesterday, US Secretary of State Blincoln and Defense Secretary Austin are scheduled to hold a diplomatic-defense minister talks between the US and Japan, and then visit Korea tomorrow to continue the same type of relay talks.

After explaining the policy toward North Korea that the US has reviewed so far and collecting opinions from South Korea, it seems that the Biden government's policy toward North Korea will also be in the final outline.