U.S. Wants Complete Denuclearization of Korean Peninsula_“Will Raise Issue at ASEAN Meeting.”

Author
Janne Pak
Date
2024-10-12 11:03
(10-7-2024)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent)

"How will the U.S. completely denuclearize North Korea?"

@Q&A with a State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller and Janne Pak at the State Department Press Briefing on October 8, 2024

As the issue of arms cooperation between North Korea and Russia is emerging as a major issue, the UN Security Council is increasingly condemning it. An official from the North Korean mission to the UN said that the arms deal between North Korea and Russia is a non-existent fiction and that it is a conspiracy by the United States.

북러간의 무기협력문제가 큰 이슈로 떠오르고 있는가운데 유엔안보리에서는 이를 규탄하는 목소리가 높다. 유엔주제 북한대표부의 관리는 북러간의 무기거래는 있지도 않는 허구이며 이는 미국의 음모라고 말했다.

The North Korean representative also said at the UN Security Council meeting that North Korea is a nuclear state and will not participate in any dialogue or negotiations for denuclearization, and threatened that anyone who attacks North Korea could use nuclear weapons.

이 북한 대표는 유엔 안전보장이사회 회의에서 북한은 핵보유국이며 비핵화를 위한 어떠한 대화나 협상에도 참여하지 않을 것이라고 말했으며, 북한을 공격하는 사람은 누구든 핵무기를 사용할 수 있다고 위협했다.

When North Korea withdrew from the NPT and began developing nuclear weapons in the early 1990s, the U.S.-North Korea Geneva nuclear negotiations began. North Korea denied that it had any intention of developing nuclear weapons.

90년초 북한이 NPT를 탈퇴하고 핵개발을 시작했을 때 미.북 제네바 핵협상회의가 시작됐다. 북한은 핵을 개발할 의지도 없다고 부인했었다.

On the other hand, when Choi Woo-jin, the director of the Institute for Disarmament and Peace Studies in North Korea, visited Washington DC, he dismissed the idea in an interview with me, saying, “We have neither the will nor the funds to develop nuclear weapons.”

그런가하면 최우진 북한 군축평화문제연구소 소장이 워싱턴을 방문했을 때 나와의 인터뷰에서 “우리는 핵을 개발할 의지도 자금도 없다.”고 일축했다.

Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung also repeated North Korea’s claims, saying, “If North Korea has no will to have nuclear weapons, I (former President Kim Dae-jung) will take responsibility if North Korea develops them.”

고 전 김대중 한국 대통령도 북한이 주장하는 말을 반복하면서 “북한은 핵을 가질 의지가 없으면 만약 북한이 핵을 핵발한다면 자신(전 김대중 대통령)이 책임 지겠다.”고 장담했었다.

However, over 30 years later, North Korea has become a nuclear state, with over 60 nuclear warheads and the ability to load nuclear warheads onto ICBMs.

하지만 30여년이 지난 지금 북한은 핵을 가진 국가가 되었으며 핵탄두 60여개와 ICBM에 핵탄두를 탑재할 능력에 이르게 되었다.

It has been revealed that all of North Korea’s claims up to now are false. Former President Kim Dae-jung’s claims were also false, and since he is already deceased, we cannot be held responsible for his words.

북한이 여태까지 주장하는 것들이 다 거짓임이 알려졌다. 전 김대중 대통령의 주장도 거짓이었고 그가 이미 고인이 되었으므로 그의 말에 대한 책임을 질수도 없다.

Despite the ongoing military and weapons cooperation between North Korea and Russia, North Korea continues to deny it, clearly revealing that North Korea has been habitually lying, including its nuclear development.

북러간의 군사, 무기협력이 계속 진행되고 있음에도 불구하고 이를 부인하고 있는 것은 북한이 여태까지 해왔던 핵개발을 비롯하여 상습적인 거짓말을 일삼아 왔던 것이 명확히 드러났다.

*I asked about these issues at the State Department briefing on the 8th (local time). Let’s hear the U.S. response through State Department Spokesperson Miller.

*이에 대한 이슈들을 나는 7일(현지시간) 국무성 브리핑에서 질문했다. 밀러 국무성 대변인을 통해 이에관한 미국의 반응을 들어본다.

*For more details, Please See the Q&A from State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller and Janne Pak at the State Department Press Briefing on October 8, 2024.

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

QUESTION:(Janne Pak): Thank you, Matt. On ASEAN meeting, the arms trade between North Korea and Russia continues, and the UN Security Council has not been able to resolve this issue. Will this issue and North Korean nuclear issue be discussed at the upcoming ASEAN meeting?

ASEAN 회의에 대해, 북한과 러시아의 무기거래가 계속되고 있으며, 유엔 안전보장이사회는 이 문제를 해결하지 못하고 있습니다. 이 문제와 북한 핵 문제가 다가올 ASEAN 회의에서 논의 될 것입니까?

A:(MR MILLER): Yes, I think you can expect that the Secretary will raise the concerning deepening partnership between Russia and North Korea in his engagements while in Laos.

네, 국무장관이 라오스를 방문하는 동안 러시아와 북한 간의 긴밀한 협력 관계에 대해 언급할 것으로 기대합니다.

QUESTION:(Janne Pak): One more, quick. At the UN Security Council, North Korea’s representative said North Korea was a nuclear state and would not engage in any dialogue or bargaining to denuclearize. What are the expectations of the United States regarding North Korea’s denuclearization and what are the alternatives?

유엔 안전보장이사회에서 북한 대표는 북한이 핵 국가이며 비핵화를 위한 어떤 대화나 협상에 참여하지 않을 것이라고 말했습니다. 미국은 북한의 비핵화에 대해 어떤 기대를 하고 있으며 대안은 무엇입니까?

A:(MR MILLER): We remain fully committed to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

우리는 한반도의 완전한 비핵화에 전적으로 헌신하고 있습니다.(끝)

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