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The US State Department says it was helpful to apologize for the killing of South Korean officials. As the frozen inter-Korean relations worsened due to the serious problem of the killing of South Korean officials by North Korea, and the consequences could have affected relations with the United States, it appears that this apology played a role in preventing further deterioration. of the situation. This is a report from Washington correspondent Taewook Kang A spokesperson for the US State Department expressed its condolences to the family and friends of the first Korean official to pass away. He said he fully supported the South Korean government’s condemnation of the incident and South Korea’s demand for a full explanation from North Korea. He added that he knows North Korea apologized and explained to South Korea, and this is a useful step. In its first reaction to the incident, the State Department expressed its intention to avoid stimulus to North Korea by showing a position to support South Korea’s response rather than directly criticizing North Korea. Furthermore, the State Department positively assessed that it was a useful measure when North Korea apologized. This reflects the stance of the United States government to avoid the aggravation of the worrying situation, such as the provocation of North Korea to pressure the United States before the presidential elections. In particular, it is noted that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Korea after two years before the presidential elections. This is because the discussions between the US and the ROK are expected to resume the dialogue with North Korea, as well as the current problems of the ROK-US alliance. Including negotiations to share defense costs. This is unlikely, but that is why there are observations that, ahead of the US presidential election, Pompeo may make a ‘surprise proposal’ to North Korea as an ‘October surprise’. It is analyzed that it is in the same context that Lee Do-hoon, head of the Peace Negotiation Headquarters of the Korean Peninsula, visits Washington before the visit of Minister Pompeo to Korea. With the murder of a public official, it appears that discussions between the United States and South Korea are continuing with urgency. YTN Kang Tae-wook from Washington[[email protected]]is.
