美 국무부 북한과 언제든지 대화할 의지 밝혀
There's a fresh sense of optimism that the simmering tension between North Korea and the U.S. might cool down in the coming weeks.
In what appears to be a major shift in policy,... America's top diplomat says the United States is willing to begin direct talks with Pyongyang without preconditions.
Kim Hyun-bin reports.
Speaking at the Atlantic Council Korea Foundation Forum in Washington on Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Washington is "ready to talk" with Pyongyang at any time without preconditions.
"We have said, from the diplomatic side, we are ready to talking anytime North Korea would like to talk, and we are ready to have the first meeting without preconditions... *****... So we need the DPRK to come to the table for talks.
It marks a big shift in the Trump administration's stance as it's the first time the United States has suggested opening a dialogue channel without any caveats.
Tillerson said it's unrealistic to say the U.S. would only engage in dialogue with Pyongyang on the condition the regime abandons its nuclear development program.
So he said he hoped Pyongyang would "make the right choice" and "sit down to talk about it."
But he warned North Korea if keeps pushing the boundaries, it may end up exhausting its diplomatic options.
South Korea's presidential office spokesperson Park Soo-hyun released a written statement on Wednesday stating that Seoul and Washington have been working closely to bring North Korea back to dialogue.
Park says that if dialogue can help denuclearize the regime the allies are willing to hold talks through diverse channels.
Before Tillerson's comments, Pyongyang had hinted at the possibility of engaging in dialogue with the United States.
A key North Korean official at the UN, Ja Song-nam, told reporters in Beijing on Tuesday that talks are possible if the "right conditions" are met.
Pressed on what those conditions might be,... Ja said "the conditions North Korea requires."
With both the United States and North Korea pushing for dialogue, watchers say the two sides might finally have an opportunity to quell tensions through diplomatic channels.
Kim Hyun-bin, Arirang News.
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