State Department: 'Interim Step' for North Korea’s denuclearization_ “Doesn’t mean a change in policy toward North Korea.

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Janne Pak
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2024-03-05 23:59
(3-5-2024)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent)

Q&A with a State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller and Janne Pak at the State Department Press Briefing on March 5, 2024.

The Biden administration has consistently emphasized that the ultimate goal of North Korea's denuclearization is complete and verifiable denuclearization.

바이든 행정부의 북한 비핵화의 궁극적인 목표는 완전하고 검증 가능한 비핵화라고 일관성 있게 강조해 왔다.

At the recent CSIS conference, Mira Rapp-Hooper, White House NSC senior adviser for Asia, said that 'interim step' could be considered in the process of North Korea's denuclearization, leading to strong disagreement among Korean Peninsula experts that this could send the wrong signal to Kim Jong-un. This is because Kim Jong-un has expectations that the United States will tolerate nuclear weapons.

최근 CSIS컨퍼런스에서 미라 랩-후퍼 백악관 NSC 아시아 담당 선임보좌관은 북한 비핵화를 위한 과정에서 ‘중간조치‘를 고려해 볼수 있다고 발언함으로서 한반도 전문가들은 이것이 김정은에게 자칫 잘못된 신호를 줄수 있다는 이견이 만만치 않고 있다. 김정은은 미국이 핵을 용인해 줄 것이라는 기대를 갖고 있기 때문이다.

Why is Senior Advisor Rap Hooper making a gesture that the United States can negotiate with North Korea at this point? There has been no dialogue between the United States and North Korea for four years under the Biden administration.

Of course, since North Korea has already completed its nuclear weapons, it is in a position where it cannot return to the negotiating table to give up its nuclear weapons.

랩 후퍼 선임보좌관이 왜 이 시점에서 미국이 북한과 협상할수 있다는 제스쳐를 보이고 있는 것일까? 바이든 행정부 4년동안 미북간에는 어떤 대화도 없었다.

물론 북한은 이미 핵무기를 완성했기 때문에 핵포기를 위한 협상 테이블로 돌아올수 없는 입장이다.

North Korea has continued to develop nuclear weapons even during the past U.S.-North Korea dialogue and inter-Korean dialogue. It is difficult for North Korea to return to negotiations for giving up its nuclear weapons overnight.

북한은 과거 미북 대화와 남북 대화를 하고있는 중에도 핵무기 계발을 지속적으로 해 왔다. 하루아침에 북한이 핵포기를 위한 협상에 돌아오기란 어렵다.

Former White House national security adviser John Bolton said that if former President Trump is re-elected in the U.S. presidential election in November, there is a possibility of reckless dealings with North Korea. In this regard, weight is being placed on the possibility that the Biden administration will be able to make appeasement gestures toward North Korea without changing its existing policy toward North Korea.

존 볼튼 전 백악관 국가안보조좌관은 만약 11월 미국 대선에서 전 트럼프 대통령이 재선된다면 북한과 무모한 거래 가능성을 할것이라고 밝혔다. 이렇게 볼 때 바이든 행정부의 기존의 대북정책 변화 없이도 대북 유화 제스쳐를 펼칠수 있을 가능성에 무게가 실리고 있다.

However, if sanctions or a partial freeze on North Korea's denuclearization come first, it will be difficult for the United States, which demands complete denuclearization, to expect North Korea to denuclearize first. For North Korean Kim Jong-un, nuclear weapons are like his life.

하지만 제재가 먼저냐 북한 비핵화 일부 동결이 먼저냐에 봉착하게 된다면, 완전비핵화를 요구하는 미국으로서는 북한의 선 비핵화에 대해 기대하기란 어려울 것이다. 북한 김정은은 핵이 곧 자신의 목숨과 같기 때문이다.

At today's(5th) State Department briefing, Spokesperson Miller responded to my question by saying, “White House Senior Advisor for Asia Mira Rapp-Hooper recently said that “the U.S. goal is still the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula” and that “'interim step' will be considered in the process of denuclearization, Does this mean a change in the President Biden’s administration’s North Korean policy?" The spokesperson said “It does not indicate a change in policy, ” he responded, adding, “I would refer you to the White House for further elaboration on those remarks."

오늘 국무성 브리핑에서 밀러 대변인은, “미라 랩-후퍼 백악관 NSC 아시아담당선임보좌관이 최근 “미국의 목표가 여전히 한반도의 완전한 비핵화”라면서도 “비핵화로 가는 과정에서 중간조치를 고려할것이라고 언급했는데 이것이 바이든 행정부의 대북정책 변화라고 보느냐?”는 나의 질문에 “이는 정책 변화를 의미하지 않는다.”면서 추가 설명은 백악관에 물어야 한다.”고 말했다.

Meanwhile, in response to a question about the joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States that began on the 4th, saying, “regarding the ongoing U.S. and ROK joint military exercises, Kim Jong-un warned that the U.S. and South Korea will pay the price. What is your reaction?,” he responded, “It is obviously not the first time we’ve seen inflammatory rhetoric by North Korean officials. Not at all surprising, even though it is unfortunate.” ”I will say that we – the only thing I will say is that we will continue to stand with our South Korean ally.“

한편 4일 시작된 한미 연합군사훈련과 관련해, “북한이 한.미가 응분의 대가를 치를 것”이라고 한 데 대한 질문에는, “북한 관리들의 자극적인 수사를 목격한 것이 처음은 아니며, 유감스럽기는 하지만 전혀 놀랍지 않다”고 말하면서 “리는 계속해서 동맹인 한국과 함께 할 것”이라고 밝혔다.

*For more details, please see the Q&A from State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller and Janne Pak at the State Department Press Briefing on March 5, 2024.

(자세한 내용은 아래 매튜 밀러 국무성 대변인과 제니 박 기자의 질의응답을 참고하십시오.)

QUESTION:(Janne Pak): Thank you, Matt. Two questions. The United States’s ultimate goal is the complete and verifiable denuclearization on North Korea. White House Senior Advisor for Asia Rapp-Hooper recently mentioned on consideration of interim step toward North Korean denuclearization. Does this mean a change in the President Biden’s administration’s North Korean policy?

미국의 최종 목표는 완전하고 검증 가능한 북한 비핵화다. 랩-후퍼 백악관 아시아담당 수석보좌관은 최근 북한 비핵화를 위한 중간 방안을 고려하고 있다고 언급했다. 이것이 바이든 대통령 행정부의 대북정책 변화를 의미하는 것인가요?

A:(MR MILLER): It does not indicate a change in policy, and I would refer you to the White House for further elaboration on those remarks.

이는 정책 변화를 의미하지 않으며, 해당 발언에 대한 추가 설명을 위해 백악관에 문의하도록 하겠습니다.

QUESTION:(Jann Pak): But it still remain this same policy?

하지만 여전히 동일한 정책이 남아 있습니까?

A:(MR MILLER): Correct.

맞습니다.

QUESTION:(Janne Pak): All right. Thank you. And then secondly, regarding the ongoing U.S. and ROK joint military exercises, Kim Jong-un warned that the U.S. and South Korea will pay the price. What is your reaction?

현재 진행 중인 한미 연합군사훈련과 관련해 김정은은 미국과 한국이 대가를 치를 것이라고 경고했습니다. 귀하의 반응은 무엇입니까?

A:(MR MILLER): It is obviously not the first time we’ve seen inflammatory rhetoric by North Korean officials. Not at all surprising, even though it is unfortunate. I will say that we – the only thing I will say is that we will continue to stand with our South Korean ally.

북한 관리들의 선동적인 수사를 우리가 목격한 것은 분명히 처음이 아닙니다. 불행하더라도 전혀 놀라운 일이 아닙니다. 저는 우리가 – 제가 말할 유일한 것은 우리가 계속해서 한국의 동맹국과 함께할 것이라는 것입니다.(끝)

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