Pentagon: "We will continue to closely monitor North Korea-China-Russia military cooperation."

Author
Janne Pak
Date
2024-04-04 23:59
(4-42024)   by: Janne Pak(White House & State Department & Pentagon & Congress Correspondent)

@Q&A with a Pentagon Press Secretary General Ryder and Janne Pak at the Pentagon Press Briefing on April 4, 2024.

North Korea claimed on the 3rd that it had successfully test-fired a new medium-range solid fuel hypersonic ballistic missile. In response, the Pentagon said, “We are aware of this and are consulting closely with our allies in the region.”

북한은 지난 3일 신형 중거리 고체연료 극초음속 탄도미사일의 시험발사에 성공했다고 주장했다. 이에 대해 펜타곤은 “우리는 이를 인지하고 있으며 역내 우리의 동맹들과 긴밀히 협의하고 있다”고 밝혔다.

Pentagon emphasized that U.S. will continue to monitor North Korea, China, and Russia as they show signs of strengthening military cooperation.

펜타곤은 또한 북한과 중국, 러시아가 군사협력을 강화할 조짐을 보이고 있는데 대해 미국은 지속적으로 주시할 것이라고 강조했다.

In response to my question, "What are your concerns about military cooperation between North Korea, China and Russia?" at a briefing today (4th), U.S. Department of Defense spokesperson General Ryder said, "Our focus in the region is to work with allies and partners to ensure security and stability in the region." “It is a guarantee,” he said.

미 국방부 대변인 라이더 장군은 오늘(4일) 브리핑에서 북중러의 군사협력에 대해 어떤 우려를 하고 있느냐?“는 나의 질문에, “역내에서의 우리의 초점은 동맹국 및 파트너와 협력해 역내 안보와 안정을 보장하는 것”이라고 말했다.

“It is up to each sovereign state to decide who it will and will not cooperate with,” he said. “What is troubling is that we have seen malicious activity, such as providing Russia with capabilities that could be used to attack Ukraine. “It’s time to do it,” and “We will continue to monitor it closely,” he said.

그는 이어 “누구와 협력할지, 누구와 협력하지 않을지는 각 주권국가가 결정할 것”이라면서 “문제가 되는 것은 러시아가 우크라이나를 공격하는 데 사용할 수 있는 능력을 러시아에 제공하는 것과 같은 악의적인 활동을 목격할 때”라고 말했다. 그러면서 “우리는 그것을 계속 면밀히 모니터링할 것”이라고 밝혔다.

*For more details, please see the Q&A from Pentagon Press Secretary General Ryder and Janne Pak at the Pentagon Press Briefing on April 4, 2024.

(자세한 내용은 아래 펜타곤 대변인 라이더 장군과 제니 박 기자의 질의응답을 참고하십시오.)

QUESTION:(Janne Pak): Thank you, General. Two questions. Experts said North Korea's recent launch of a solid fuel ballistic missile could pose a threat to the U.S. air stationed in Guam. What is your comment on this, or how did you assess this report ?

전문가들은 북한의 최근 고체연료 탄도미사일 발사가 괌 주둔 미군 공군에 위협이 될 수 있다고 말했다. 이에 대한 귀하의 의견은 무엇이며, 이 보고서를 어떻게 평가하십니까?

A:(GEN. RYDER): Well, you know, look, we're aware, of course, of the testing. We're consulting closely with our allies in the region. But I'll just leave it at that.

아시다시피, 우리는 물론 테스트에 대해 알고 있습니다. 우리는 이 지역의 동맹국들과 긴밀히 협의하고 있습니다. 하지만 그건 그냥 두겠습니다.

QUESTION:(Janne Pak): Russian President Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will have a meeting in next month. And regarding what concern do you have about the military cooperation between China and Russia, as well as movement in military cooperation between North Korea, China, and Russia?

푸틴 러시아 대통령과 시진핑 중국 국가주석이 다음 달 회담을 가질 예정이다. 그리고 중국과 러시아의 군사협력과 북한, 중국, 러시아의 군사협력 움직임에 대해 어떤 우려를 갖고 계시나요?

A:(GEN. RYDER): Well, again, look, our focus in the region is on working with allies and partners to ensure regional security and stability. And that will continue to remain our focus. Each of the nations that you highlighted are sovereign nations. And they're going to make decisions about who they cooperate with and who they don't. Where it becomes a problem is when there — we start to see malign activity in terms of providing Russia, for example, with capabilities that they're then in turn using to attack Ukraine. So again, we'll continue to monitor that closely.

다시 한번 말씀드리지만, 이 지역에서 우리의 초점은 지역 안보와 안정을 보장하기 위해 동맹국 및 파트너들과 협력하는 것입니다. 그리고 그것은 계속해서 우리의 초점으로 남을 것입니다. 당신이 강조한 각 국가는 주권 국가입니다. 그리고 그들은 누구와 협력하고 누구와 협력하지 않는지에 대한 결정을 내릴 것입니다. 문제가 되는 곳은 러시아가 우크라이나를 공격하는 데 사용할 수 있는 능력을 제공하는 등의 측면에서 악의적인 활동을 보기 시작하는 것입니다. 다시 한 번, 우리는 계속해서 면밀히 모니터링 할 것입니다.(끝)

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