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White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien has revealed the possibility of resuming denuclearization negotiations between the United States and North Korea during the Tokyo Olympics next year. He said he hopes North Korea will have a chance to negotiate after the US presidential election in November, realizing there is no other option. Reporter Lee Jo-eun reports.
White House National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said on the 16th: “I want to see progress” regarding denuclearization negotiations between the United States and North Korea. “There may be opportunities” before and after the Tokyo Olympics in Japan next year.
[녹취: 오브라이언 보좌관] “I just had my South Korean counterpart here last week …”During a video conference hosted by the Aspen Institute, a private organization in Washington, on the same day, Aide O’Brien spoke about meeting with South Korean Blue House National Security Officer Seo-Hun, who recently visited the United States. South Korea appears to be satisfied with the current situation with North Korea. “I want to see some progress,” he said, “and there may be opportunities next year.”
[녹취:오브라이언 보좌관] “There may be an opportunity next year …”Everyone hopes that the new coronavirus can potentially be mitigated and hold the Olympics in Tokyo next year. “I think North Korea is interested in participating in the Tokyo Olympics.”
The Tokyo Olympics were originally scheduled to take place in July and August this year, but were postponed a year after the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Adviser O’Brien said: “Before, during or after the Olympics, there may be a season for the parties to come together to negotiate prosperity and a better economic period for the North Korean people, which will lead to some first steps. Towards some arms cuts and denuclearization, I said.
[녹취:오브라이언 보좌관] “There may be a season, either before, during or after the Olympics …”However, he said, “You know, this is a difficult problem,” he said. “We are working hard”.
Aide O’Brien emphasized that the US strategy for North Korea is to maintain the US-North Korean leader relationship while maintaining pressure through sanctions.
[녹취:오브라이언 보좌관] “So you have this interesting situation …”President Trump has had a very warm conversation with President Kim Jong-un, but at the same time, it is an interesting situation where the United States is campaigning for the greatest pressure to be exerted on North Korea to convey that the United States takes the concerns of North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile program very seriously, and that it will continue.
“I don’t want to speculate on what we will do if Kim Jong-un changes his behavior,” he said of the US response if North Korea breaks the postponement of nuclear and missile tests.
[녹취:오브라이언 보좌관] “I don’t want to speculate what we would do if Kim Jong Un changed his behavior …”“We are grateful that North Korea has not conducted long-range ballistic missile and nuclear tests since the Singapore summit.”
“I hope that once North Korea realizes that there is no other option, it will have the opportunity to negotiate after the US presidential elections,” said Aide O’Brien.
[녹취:오브라이언 보좌관] “I am hopeful that after the elections …”Aide O’Brien said the North Korean problem was “a problem that bothered all administrations.” He repeatedly emphasized the Trump administration’s achievements in establishing channels of communication with the North Korean leader while imposing the strongest sanctions in history.
This is the news from VOA, Lee Jo-eun.
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