– It seems that the direction of US-North Korea relations is at first in the hands of US President-elect Joe Biden. While North Korea’s Chairman of the State Council Kim Jong-un specified the United States as the’largest enemy’, he said that the withdrawal of the US’ policy of hostilities toward North Korea is the key to releasing US-North Korea relations, leaving room for dialogue.
According to a report on the 8th party conference business summary published in the Labor Newspaper, the Labor Party’s agency on the 9th, Chairman Kim said, “The key to establishing a new relationship between the US and North Korea is to withdraw the policy against the Joseon Dynasty.” In principle, I will deal with the United States.”
Chairman Kim’s remarks can be interpreted as suggesting that the relationship between the two countries may change depending on the future progress of the United States while maintaining a strong stance toward the United States. It can also be seen as a sign that North Korea can change its position prospectively according to the policy toward North Korea that Biden-elect is coming up in the future.
Next, Chairman Kim argued, “There is no country that is constantly threatened with war like ours. It is to protect ourselves that we are stocking up and constantly strengthening war deterrence.” They emphasized that the threat of war is the United States, and strengthening their defense capabilities is at the level of self-defense. In terms of nuclear, they refer to themselves as’responsible nuclear powers’ and say, “Unless hostile forces try to use nuclear weapons against us, I will not abuse it.”
This keynote is similar to the speech on October 10 last year when the party was founded. At the time, Chairman Kim reiterated that, “I absolutely do not want our military power to be aimed at anyone,” and “make it clear that we are not aiming at anyone to increase our war deterrent.”
In the meantime, a new administration was established in the United States, and an atmosphere of change in the international situation was sensed. Chairman Kim’s first reaction to the US presidential election, saying, “No matter who is in power, the reality of the United States never changes” reflects this atmosphere.
Experts predict that the United States will first express “regret” for North Korea’s announcement that it has continued to develop nuclear technology and will continue to develop new strategic weapons at this party conference. However, as it is difficult to see it as an act of breaking North Korea’s promise to stop nuclear and missile tests, it is not expected that an immediate confrontation between the United States will occur.
North Korea announced that it sent a message in recognition of the change of the US administration, saying, “Who is in power in the United States,” in the general report of the party meeting, but did not directly mention Biden-elect. It is understood to mean that he will first wait for the Biden administration’s message to North Korea, which will be held inauguration on the 20th.
Hong Min, head of the North Korean Research Institute at the Institute for National Unification, said, “(North Korea) did not come up with an official position on the US Biden government.” In a situation where the next government’s policy toward North Korea is unknown, rather than presenting a message of preemptive appeasement I looked out as I held the strand.
First of all, Chairman Kim repeated only the existing assertion to abolish the policy of hostility toward North Korea toward the United States, showing no retreat or progress in the US stance. However, as a result of these conditions, the establishment of US-North Korea relations is expected to refrain from further provocations of force for a while.
In response, it is noteworthy what kind of policy plans for Biden, who proposed a policy of pressure on North Korea at the time of the last Barack Obama administration, called “strategic patience,” during his term of office.
(Seoul = News 1)
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