“We urge North Korea to use diplomacy as the only path to complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula”
Author
Janne Pak
Date
2024-08-07 22:31
(8-7-2024) 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 August 7, 2024.
@U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defense Minister Richard Marles are holding a joint press conference, including issuing a joint statement, after their meeting in Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. on the 6th.
The U.S. and Australian Foreign and Defense Ministers (2+2) meeting was held in Annapolis, Maryland on the 6th. Both sides In the joint statement, they discussed several pending issues and especially condemned military cooperation between North Korea and Russia.
The two sides also said they “called for the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and for North Korea to engage in diplomacy, which is the only path to lasting peace.”
미국과 호주의 외교∙국방장관 (2+2) 회담이 6일 메릴랜드 주 에나폴리스에서 가졌다. 양측은 공동성명에서 여러 현안문제들를 논의했으며 특히 북,러 군사협력을 규탄했다. 양측은 또한 “한반도의 완전한 비핵화를 촉구했으며 북한이 항구적 평화를 위한 유일한 길인 외교에 관여할 것을 요구했다.“고 밝혔다.
At the Department of State's regular briefing today (7th), Spokesperson Matthew Miller responded to my question, "At the meeting between the foreign and defense ministers of the United States and Australia, regarding the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the request for North Korea to engage in diplomacy, which is the only way forward." "North Korea has already closed its window to the United States. How will it approach this?”
Miller said, "We will approach this by continuing to consult with our allies and partners and continue to make clear that it’s not just the United States that rejects the nuclearization of the Korean Peninsula; it’s not just the United States that’s calling for a return to diplomacy; it is other countries. You mentioned that Australia, in the joint statement that we released this released yesterday, shares the same position as us." "That’s a position that is held by countries, really, around the region." And "so ultimately it is the broad I won’t say consensus; there are other countries that have different views, of course but when you look at most of the countries in the region, it is a near consensus that Iran’s or North Korea’s actions are unacceptable and that they ought to return to diplomacy."
매튜 밀러 미국무성 대변인은 오늘(7일) 국무성 정례 브리핑에서 “미국과 호주의 외교,국방장관 회담에서 한반도 비핵화에 대해, 북한에 유일한 길인 외교에 관여할 것을 요구한데 대해, ”북한이 이미 대미 창구를 폐쇄했는데 어떻게 접근 할 것인가?”라는 나의 질문에 “다른 견해를 가진 나라가 있는 만큼 만장일치라고 할 순 없지만 역내 주변 나라들을 보면 알 수 있다”고 말했다. 그러면서 “북한의 행동이 용납되지 않으며, 그들이 외교로 복귀해야 한다는 것은 역내 국가의 거의 일치된 입장”이라고 말했다.
The spokesperson Miller also emphasized that “We will approach this issue in continued consultation with our allies and partners,” especially regarding our approach to the goal of denuclearization, and that “the United States is not alone in rejecting the nuclear armament of the Korean Peninsula and calling for a return to diplomacy.”
대변인은 또한 특히 비핵화 목표에 대한 접근법에 있어서 “동맹, 파트너와 계속 협의하면서 이 문제에 접근할 것”이라며 “한반도의 핵무장을 거부하고 외교 복귀를 요구하는 것은 미국만이 아니다”라고 강조했다.
Meanwhile, when asked whether North Korea's recent continued planting of tens of thousands of landmines along the Military Demarcation Line was viewed as a violation of the Ottawa Convention, which bans the use of anti-personnel landmines, Miller responded, "I won’t speak to a legal question, but obviously we continue to believe that North Korea should stop these destabilizing actions."
한편 “북한이 최근 군사분계선 일대에서 수만개의 지뢰 매설 활동을 지속하는 것이 대인 지뢰 사용을 금지한 ‘오타와 협약’ 위반으로 보느냐는 질문에 “법적인 문제에 대해 언급하지 않겠지만 분명히 우리는 북한이 이러한 불안정을 조장하는 행동을 중단해야 한다고 믿는다”고 밀러 대변인은 말했다.
*For more details, Please See the Q&A from State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller and Janne Pak at the State Department Press Briefing on August 7, 2024.
(자세한 내용은 아래 매튜 밀러 국무성 대변인과 제니 박 기자의 질의응답을 참고하십시오.)
QUESTION:(Janne Pak): Thank you, Matt. At a meeting of U.S. and Australian foreign and defense ministers’ meeting yesterday, both sides called for the denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula and for North Korea to engage in diplomacy, which is the only path to lasting peace. However, North Korea has recently completely closed its dialogue channel with the United States. How will it approach this?
어제 미국과 호주 외교·국방장관 회담에서 양측은 한반도 비핵화와 항구적인 평화를 위한 유일한 길인 북한의 외교를 촉구했습니다. 그러나 북한은 최근 미국과의 대화채널을 전면 폐쇄했다. 이에 어떻게 접근할 것인가?
A:(MR MILLER): So we will approach this by continuing to consult with our allies and partners and continue to make clear that it’s not just the United States that rejects the nuclearization of the Korean Peninsula; it’s not just the United States that’s calling for a return to diplomacy; it is other countries. You mentioned that Australia, in the joint statement that we released this – released yesterday, shares the same position as us. That’s a position that is held by countries, really, around the region. And so ultimately it is the broad – I won’t say consensus; there are other countries that have different views, of course – but when you look at most of the countries in the region, it is a near consensus that Iran’s – or North Korea’s actions are unacceptable and that they ought to return to diplomacy.
우리는 동맹국 및 파트너들과 지속적으로 협의하여 이에 접근할 것이며, 한반도 핵화를 거부하는 주체가 미국만이 아니라는 점을 계속해서 분명히 할 것입니다. 외교 복귀를 요구하는 것은 미국뿐만이 아닙니다. 다른 나라입니다. 어제 발표한 공동성명에서 호주도 우리와 같은 입장이라고 말씀하셨는데요. 이는 실제로 이 지역 주변의 국가들이 갖고 있는 입장입니다. 그래서 궁극적으로 그것은 광범위합니다. 저는 합의라고 말하지 않겠습니다. 물론 다른 견해를 가진 나라들도 있습니다. 하지만 이 지역 대부분의 국가들을 보면 이란이나 북한의 행동은 용납할 수 없으며 외교로 복귀해야 한다는 데 거의 공통된 의견을 갖고 있습니다.
QUESTION:(Janne Pak): North Korea has been laying tens of thousands of landmines since April in the DMZ, and the North Korea continued to send landmine to South Korea carried by heavy rain. what do you comment on this? do you think North Korea violated the Ottawa Convention agreement?
북한은 지난 4월부터 비무장지대(DMZ)에 수만 개의 지뢰를 매설해 왔으며, 폭우에 지뢰를 남측으로 계속 보내왔다. 이것에 대해 어떻게 논평하시나요? 또한 북한이 오타와 협약을 위반했다고 생각하시나요?
A:(MR MILLER): So I won’t speak to a legal question, but obviously we continue to believe that North Korea should stop these destabilizing actions.
법적인 질문에 대해서는 언급하지 않겠지만, 우리는 북한이 이러한 불안정한 행동을 중단해야 한다고 계속 믿고 있습니다.(끝)
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@Q&A with a State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller and Janne Pak at the State Department Press Briefing on August 7, 2024.
@U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defense Minister Richard Marles are holding a joint press conference, including issuing a joint statement, after their meeting in Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. on the 6th.
The U.S. and Australian Foreign and Defense Ministers (2+2) meeting was held in Annapolis, Maryland on the 6th. Both sides In the joint statement, they discussed several pending issues and especially condemned military cooperation between North Korea and Russia.
The two sides also said they “called for the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and for North Korea to engage in diplomacy, which is the only path to lasting peace.”
미국과 호주의 외교∙국방장관 (2+2) 회담이 6일 메릴랜드 주 에나폴리스에서 가졌다. 양측은 공동성명에서 여러 현안문제들를 논의했으며 특히 북,러 군사협력을 규탄했다. 양측은 또한 “한반도의 완전한 비핵화를 촉구했으며 북한이 항구적 평화를 위한 유일한 길인 외교에 관여할 것을 요구했다.“고 밝혔다.
At the Department of State's regular briefing today (7th), Spokesperson Matthew Miller responded to my question, "At the meeting between the foreign and defense ministers of the United States and Australia, regarding the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the request for North Korea to engage in diplomacy, which is the only way forward." "North Korea has already closed its window to the United States. How will it approach this?”
Miller said, "We will approach this by continuing to consult with our allies and partners and continue to make clear that it’s not just the United States that rejects the nuclearization of the Korean Peninsula; it’s not just the United States that’s calling for a return to diplomacy; it is other countries. You mentioned that Australia, in the joint statement that we released this released yesterday, shares the same position as us." "That’s a position that is held by countries, really, around the region." And "so ultimately it is the broad I won’t say consensus; there are other countries that have different views, of course but when you look at most of the countries in the region, it is a near consensus that Iran’s or North Korea’s actions are unacceptable and that they ought to return to diplomacy."
매튜 밀러 미국무성 대변인은 오늘(7일) 국무성 정례 브리핑에서 “미국과 호주의 외교,국방장관 회담에서 한반도 비핵화에 대해, 북한에 유일한 길인 외교에 관여할 것을 요구한데 대해, ”북한이 이미 대미 창구를 폐쇄했는데 어떻게 접근 할 것인가?”라는 나의 질문에 “다른 견해를 가진 나라가 있는 만큼 만장일치라고 할 순 없지만 역내 주변 나라들을 보면 알 수 있다”고 말했다. 그러면서 “북한의 행동이 용납되지 않으며, 그들이 외교로 복귀해야 한다는 것은 역내 국가의 거의 일치된 입장”이라고 말했다.
The spokesperson Miller also emphasized that “We will approach this issue in continued consultation with our allies and partners,” especially regarding our approach to the goal of denuclearization, and that “the United States is not alone in rejecting the nuclear armament of the Korean Peninsula and calling for a return to diplomacy.”
대변인은 또한 특히 비핵화 목표에 대한 접근법에 있어서 “동맹, 파트너와 계속 협의하면서 이 문제에 접근할 것”이라며 “한반도의 핵무장을 거부하고 외교 복귀를 요구하는 것은 미국만이 아니다”라고 강조했다.
Meanwhile, when asked whether North Korea's recent continued planting of tens of thousands of landmines along the Military Demarcation Line was viewed as a violation of the Ottawa Convention, which bans the use of anti-personnel landmines, Miller responded, "I won’t speak to a legal question, but obviously we continue to believe that North Korea should stop these destabilizing actions."
한편 “북한이 최근 군사분계선 일대에서 수만개의 지뢰 매설 활동을 지속하는 것이 대인 지뢰 사용을 금지한 ‘오타와 협약’ 위반으로 보느냐는 질문에 “법적인 문제에 대해 언급하지 않겠지만 분명히 우리는 북한이 이러한 불안정을 조장하는 행동을 중단해야 한다고 믿는다”고 밀러 대변인은 말했다.
*For more details, Please See the Q&A from State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller and Janne Pak at the State Department Press Briefing on August 7, 2024.
(자세한 내용은 아래 매튜 밀러 국무성 대변인과 제니 박 기자의 질의응답을 참고하십시오.)
QUESTION:(Janne Pak): Thank you, Matt. At a meeting of U.S. and Australian foreign and defense ministers’ meeting yesterday, both sides called for the denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula and for North Korea to engage in diplomacy, which is the only path to lasting peace. However, North Korea has recently completely closed its dialogue channel with the United States. How will it approach this?
어제 미국과 호주 외교·국방장관 회담에서 양측은 한반도 비핵화와 항구적인 평화를 위한 유일한 길인 북한의 외교를 촉구했습니다. 그러나 북한은 최근 미국과의 대화채널을 전면 폐쇄했다. 이에 어떻게 접근할 것인가?
A:(MR MILLER): So we will approach this by continuing to consult with our allies and partners and continue to make clear that it’s not just the United States that rejects the nuclearization of the Korean Peninsula; it’s not just the United States that’s calling for a return to diplomacy; it is other countries. You mentioned that Australia, in the joint statement that we released this – released yesterday, shares the same position as us. That’s a position that is held by countries, really, around the region. And so ultimately it is the broad – I won’t say consensus; there are other countries that have different views, of course – but when you look at most of the countries in the region, it is a near consensus that Iran’s – or North Korea’s actions are unacceptable and that they ought to return to diplomacy.
우리는 동맹국 및 파트너들과 지속적으로 협의하여 이에 접근할 것이며, 한반도 핵화를 거부하는 주체가 미국만이 아니라는 점을 계속해서 분명히 할 것입니다. 외교 복귀를 요구하는 것은 미국뿐만이 아닙니다. 다른 나라입니다. 어제 발표한 공동성명에서 호주도 우리와 같은 입장이라고 말씀하셨는데요. 이는 실제로 이 지역 주변의 국가들이 갖고 있는 입장입니다. 그래서 궁극적으로 그것은 광범위합니다. 저는 합의라고 말하지 않겠습니다. 물론 다른 견해를 가진 나라들도 있습니다. 하지만 이 지역 대부분의 국가들을 보면 이란이나 북한의 행동은 용납할 수 없으며 외교로 복귀해야 한다는 데 거의 공통된 의견을 갖고 있습니다.
QUESTION:(Janne Pak): North Korea has been laying tens of thousands of landmines since April in the DMZ, and the North Korea continued to send landmine to South Korea carried by heavy rain. what do you comment on this? do you think North Korea violated the Ottawa Convention agreement?
북한은 지난 4월부터 비무장지대(DMZ)에 수만 개의 지뢰를 매설해 왔으며, 폭우에 지뢰를 남측으로 계속 보내왔다. 이것에 대해 어떻게 논평하시나요? 또한 북한이 오타와 협약을 위반했다고 생각하시나요?
A:(MR MILLER): So I won’t speak to a legal question, but obviously we continue to believe that North Korea should stop these destabilizing actions.
법적인 질문에 대해서는 언급하지 않겠지만, 우리는 북한이 이러한 불안정한 행동을 중단해야 한다고 계속 믿고 있습니다.(끝)
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(Janne Pak, White House Correspondent)
A Professional female Journalist who has covered the Korean Peninsula Issues and Korea-U.S. relations for over 20 years, White House, Pentagon, State Department, Congress.
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