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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has suggested that negotiations on the denuclearization of North Korea will ultimately lead to a declaration of the end of the Korean War. Secretary Pompeo said he hopes the United States and North Korea can return to the negotiations and begin serious discussions. Reporter Da-gyeom Ji reports.
At a press conference held at the State Department on the 21st, Secretary of State Pompeo revealed his position on the recent repromotion of South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s declaration of war.
[녹취: 폼페오 장관] “So our position on that set of issues, that set of issues regarding the denuclearization of North Korea, a brighter future for the North Korean people, which would obviously include documents that would change the status between North and South Korea. . There has been no change in the way the United States thinks about this. ”There is no change in the way of thinking of the United States, the position of the United States that the series of issues related to the denuclearization of North Korea and a brighter future for North Koreans will include documents that will change the status of North Korea and from the south.
Minister Pompeo responded to the question of whether President Moon’s declaration to end the war would be possible without North Korea giving up its nuclear weapons.
Secretary Pompeo said the United States continues to believe that there are important and good results for world peace and stability and for the people of North Korea.
[녹취: 폼페오 장관] “We continue to believe that there is an important and good outcome for world peace and stability and for the North Korean people, and we hope we can come back to the table and start having those discussions in a serious way. Ultimately, it would lead to what the president of South Korea was talking about. “Secretary Pompeo said he hopes the United States and North Korea can return to the negotiating table and begin serious discussions, and this will ultimately lead to what President Moon mentioned.
Earlier, in a keynote address at the UN General Assembly last month, President Moon called on the UN and the international community to join forces to declare the end of the Korean peninsula.
Furthermore, in the annual keynote address of the US non-profit organization ‘Korea Society’, he mentioned that the declaration of the end of the war was ‘the beginning of peace on the Korean peninsula’ earlier this month. .
Meanwhile, Secretary Pompeo explained that there is currently no announcement regarding the negotiations between the United States and the Republic of Korea, and that discussions on “appropriate” defense cost contributions are continuing.
I’m Da-gyeom Ji from VOA News.
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