The White House has confirmed making overtures to North Korea to engage in new peace talks, and says it has no response so far. No response does not mean North Korea has gone silent, however.
Referencing recent military drills in South Korea, Kim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong suggested that if the US wants peace, they should avoid “causing a stink at its first step.” Though she is not an official spokesman, her statement was published in North Korean state media, and can be treated as official.
The US engaged in its most successful talks ever with North Korea during the Trump Administration, but those talks stalled and ultimately fell apart on US refusal to produce aid relief of any sort.
It’s not clear where Biden stands on this, but he did apparently see it as worth sending an overture to North Korea for possible new talks. If they are serious, however, timing it with the South Korea drills was clearly a bad move, as North Korea has consistently seen such operations as a prelude to war.
It has been absolutely clear for decades what N. Korea wants above all. An end of the state of war with the US and the UN. Why can that not be achieved? Our President does not need Congress for that. He can end that state of war with the stroke of his pen. I was surprised that President Trump did not do that.
It has also been clear for several decades that ending the state of war is not an acceptable bargaining chip for N. Korea on reducing or eliminating its nuclear arsenal.
The War Party/Global Hegemons figure that base and readiness in S Korea is too valuable a strategic asset to sacrifice. Wink’n, Blinken & Sullivan are only striking poses for the benefit of the incurably delusional liberal sap.
if USA ends war that means they lost
Our overtures always coincide with our little war games. It’s a clear cut case of self sabotage. The western media only ever covers the North Korean response without context. So we get to step on peace and look like the good guys. Whoever said you can’t have your cake and eat too didn’t work for the military industrial complex.
from yonhap…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that Washington is looking at various ways to address the North Korean nuclear issue, including “pressure measures” and “diplomatic paths,” during its ongoing policy review. . .here
Poor Tony, he’s all mixed up and just doesn’t know what to do. I do hope that someone walks him to the men’s room when the need arises. So why didn’t he “review policy” before he went? And they say Biden is sleepy. This guy Blinken is merely a Pompeo wannabe, methinks, sucking an imaginary lollipop.
Kim understands that “more talks” would be a waste of time. He’s already talked to the US, resulting in an agreement for the establishment of new U.S.-DPRK relations, probably including an end of the war, a peace treaty, and better relations not including sanctions.
In June 2018, President Trump and Chairman Kim committed to the the establishment of new U.S.-DPRK relations, and Kim agreed to to work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. In September SecState Pompeo announced that “the United States is prepared to engage immediately in negotiations to transform U.S.-DPRK relations.” But despite DPRK positive actions there has been no effort on the part of the US to end the war or reduce sanctions.
Joint Statement of President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea at the Singapore Summit (extract)