US-Korea Summit Meeting President Biden "Strengthening Deterrence and Dealing with North Korea"

US President Joe Biden, who is visiting South Korea, held the first summit meeting with South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol, and is responsible for "expansion deterrence" including nuclear forces as North Korea accelerates nuclear and missile development. We confirmed that we would fulfill the above, and emphasized the idea of ​​strengthening the deterrence system as the United States.

President Biden, who is visiting South Korea, held his first summit meeting with President Yoon Suk-yeol for about two hours on the afternoon of the 21st.

At a joint press conference after the meeting, President Biden said, "We will respond to the threat by North Korea by strengthening the deterrence system and working toward the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," North Korea will develop nuclear weapons and missiles. While accelerating, he emphasized the idea of ​​strengthening the deterrence system after confirming that he will fulfill his responsibility for "extended deterrence" to protect allies with the deterrence of the United States including nuclear forces.

The two leaders agreed to resume early talks at the high-level level to discuss strengthening the discontinued extended deterrence between the two countries.

In response, President Yun said of the threat of North Korea's nuclear weapons and missiles, "I shared serious concerns about the sophistication of nuclear weapons and missiles, and sympathized with the need to prioritize any issues." He said he had agreed to start talks on expanding the scale of the joint military exercises that the two military forces are conducting each year.

On the other hand, when asked by a reporter about the chilled Japan-South Korea relations, President Biden said, "It is extremely important for the three countries of Japan, the United States and South Korea to work closely together in terms of economy and military." It was smeared.

In addition, the two leaders confirmed at the meeting that they are ready to cooperate with the international community to provide support to North Korea, which has a series of fever suspected to be caused by the new coronavirus.

During a joint press conference, President Biden said, "It depends on whether he is sincere and serious," when asked by reporters about the possibility of meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. He acknowledged that it was up to Kim to decide whether or not to do so.

In addition, President Biden said, "I have proposed to North Korea, but I have not responded so far," regarding the provision of a vaccine to North Korea, which has a series of fever suspected to be caused by the new coronavirus.