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Pompeo’s visit to Korea is also postponed due to confirmation of Trump’s crown
They attended the ‘Quad Meeting’ in Japan … Visits to Korea and Mongolia postponed
Kang Kyung-hwa and Pompeo call … Seek understanding for ‘postponement to Korea’
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President Trump’s confirmation of Corona 19 is also affecting our diplomacy. As US Secretary of State Pompeo postponed his scheduled visit to Korea the day after tomorrow, the government’s plans to create the engine for the resumption of dialogue between the United States and North Korea were also interrupted. Connect with reporters. Reporter Kim Do-won! There were concerns that President Trump’s confirmation would make it difficult for Secretary of State Pompeo to visit Korea, but it was ultimately postponed, right? The US State Department once announced that Secretary Pompeo’s trip to Asia would go on schedule, but it changed at the last minute. Secretary Pompeo plans to attend only the quadruple diplomatic ministers meeting in China, which will be held in Japan. I was going to visit Korea and Mongolia, but postponed it. Minister Pompeo called Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha this morning to ask for his understanding of delaying his visit to Korea. Additionally, we decided to continue adjusting the face-to-face meeting schedule. The visit to Korea is said to be boosted again with this month’s goal, but it won’t be easy to rush time with the upcoming US presidential elections. The so-called ‘October Surprise’ has become practically difficult, right? In fact, there weren’t many observations that it was likely from the start. However, there was some expectation in the event of an emergency, and it was the task of our diplomatic affairs in recent years to create an engine for the resumption of dialogue between the two countries. Lee Do-hoon, Head of the Peace Negotiations Headquarters of the Korean Peninsula Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Choi Jong-gun, First Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Kim Hyun-jong, Second Vice President of the Security Office National, they have recently been to America one after another. In addition, South Korea and the United States held active discussions at various levels, such as speaking by phone with security officer Seo Hoon and security adviser O’Brien. It was a plan to cooperate closely to advance the situation on the Korean peninsula through Minister Pompeo’s visit to Korea, but it was interrupted. Although it is said that there was a discussion today about the talks of the foreign ministers, it is difficult to compare it with the density of the face-to-face conversations. In a way, it has been reaffirmed that the top priority of American diplomacy is control of China, but isn’t our diplomacy isolated? The appointment of Secretary Pompeo to the Quad Foreign Ministers meeting, while other times are delayed, shows the United States’ contribution to “anti-China solidarity.” The “ring” is interpreted as part of the siege of China as the fourth council of security dialogue conducted by the United States with four countries, including Japan, India and Australia. Minister Pompeo expressed his anticipation for this meeting while boarding a flight to Japan. It is true that our government is lukewarm about US controls against China, including Quad. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha also pointed out in a video seminar that it was questionable whether the quad would benefit our national interests. However, the government explained that the United States has never officially asked us to participate in the quad. Vice Minister Vegan himself, who spoke about the so-called “ quad plus, ” in which Korea and others participate, is in a position where it is premature to expand the participating countries. Therefore, it cannot be said that there is a serious conflict in the US-Korea relationship at the moment, but it is clear that the competition between the US and China is intensifying, so it seems necessary to prepare for this. I’m Dowon Kim, YTN from the Foreign Office.
