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Korea Institute for National Unification, video seminar
Joseph Yoon, a former U.S. State Department Special Representative for North Korean Policy. Yonhap News Material Photo
On the 19th, the former US State Department Special Representative for North Korea Policy Joseph Yoon said: “The Biden government should send a signal that the ‘door of participation’ is open to Korea. North”. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recognized the Singapore Joint Declaration. It is the starting point. ”
At the ‘Expert Video Seminar on the US Presidential Elections and the Peace Process on the Korean Peninsula’ held by the Korean Institute for National Unification on the same day, Executive Director Yoon said, “There is no reason to abolish the agreement in its entirety, and it is positive that the Trump administration has opened a channel with North Korea. “It’s the part I contributed,” he said. Former CEO Yoon is a “Korean peninsular” who was appointed during the second term of the Obama administration and served as special representative for North Korean policy until the early days of the Trump administration.
Executive Director Yoon said, “North Korea will not denuclearize, maximum pressure will not be effective, and the United States must take into account the three realities that North Korea’s nuclear program cannot be recognized.” I advised you to do it. President-elect Biden criticized Trump’s diplomacy toward North Korea in his campaign, but that means the Trump administration’s achievements must continue, given the reality of the North Korean nuclear program.
At the same time, CEO Yoon stressed that denuclearization and peacebuilding on the Korean Peninsula are goals that must be carried out simultaneously. He said: “To achieve the two goals of denuclearization and peacebuilding, the United States cannot negotiate with North Korea alone as in the Basic Geneva Agreement of 1994,” he said. “Multilateral negotiations in which South Korea and China become partners and other countries join in the future.” You have to solve the problem through this. ”
At this day’s conference, advice was also issued urging North Korea to change its attitude. Harry Kazianis, director of the US National Interest Institute in Korea, said: “We need to send a message that we need to select people who Kim trusts and who can delegate authority and engage in practical negotiations with the United States.” Director Kazianis appointed Kim Yeo-jeong, the first vice chairman of the Labor Party, as North Korea’s representative in the North American denuclearization negotiations. He predicted, “If First Vice President Kim appears as the negotiating representative at the labor level, and the Korean government acts as a bridge and conducts negotiations at the labor level, the talks can take place in the DMZ (demilitarized zone. ) “.
It was also suggested that the Biden administration should rush to appoint a person in charge of North Korean policy to curb North Korean provocations and strengthen communication between the United States and Korea. US Minister Ko Yun-ju said: “For the ROK and the United States to communicate smoothly, the US government must appoint a high-level North Korean policy officer to handle the situation on the Korean peninsula. Korea as quickly as possible. ” The day before, Se-hyun Jeong, senior vice president of the Professional Council for Peace and Democratic Unification, suggested that “North Korea’s policy coordinator system should be used for smooth communication between the authorities of the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea. United States”.
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