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President Biden has also offered to provide vaccines to North Korea.
A senior U.S. official said that North Korea’s corona situation is very serious and that it is ready to provide assistance.
Let’s connect Washington.
Finding a diplomatic solution has been around for a while, but is this the first time you’ve mentioned vaccine support for North Korea?
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That’s right. Just before his visit to South Korea, the US had announced that it had no plans to provide vaccines to North Korea.
Today, President Biden said that he had offered North Korea a vaccine, and that if North Korea responds, he would provide it as soon as possible.
Let’s hear it for yourself.
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“If there is an answer, we will provide a vaccine (to North Korea) as soon as possible. As for whether or not to meet the North Korean leader, I am willing to do so if he shows a serious and sincere attitude.”
President Biden also said he has offered vaccine aid to China.
It is also the first time that President Biden has said he is willing to meet with Kim Jong-un.
In the meantime, the White House has said several times that it is not willing to meet with Kim Jong-un, saying that it will not be like former President Trump. It was a different attitude.
In this regard, a high-ranking US official gave a background to the White House reporters.
He said that the Corona 19 situation in North Korea is very serious, and that it has prepared measures to deal with difficulties inside North Korea, including support for Corona.
In the meantime, the Biden administration has always been talking about dialogue with North Korea without conditions, but now it has come to terms with Corona support.
It remains to be seen how North Korea will react.
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Also, the US government seems to be promoting the launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Council and the economic alliance with South Korea as major achievements of the Korea-US summit.
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Yes, President Biden welcomed President Yun’s interest in Quad and said that he would work closely with South Korea through the IPEF.
A senior US official assessed that economic ties with South Korea have deepened, including the launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Cooperation (IPEF).
And he emphasizes that the benefits of economic ties also go to American workers, entrepreneurs, and consumers.
The American media’s evaluation of the summit is now starting to emerge.
There is not much news about the launch of the IPEF, which the US government is emphasizing as a result of the summit, or the investment of Korean companies in the US.
It is reported that South Korea and the United States have agreed to expand military exercises against the North Korean threat, and that the United States has offered North Korea a vaccine.
So far, it has been delivered from Washington.
Video coverage: Lee Sang-do (Washington) / Video editing: Kim Jae-hwan
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