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North Korea remains unresponsive to the results of the US presidential elections: Last time, when Biden was elected, North Korea was silent for more than two months
The US presidential election was held on the 5th of this month, and Donald Trump won. However, North Korean media has not reported any news related to the election results so far.
Yonhap News Agency reported, "It is likely that North Korea is waiting to see what message the new U.S. administration will send out."
Republican candidate former President Trump won the US presidential election, making a comeback after four years.
In his victory speech to his supporters, Trump said, "This is an unprecedented political victory. I would like to express my gratitude for the special honor of being the 47th president of the United States."
"I want to bring back the best country in the world," he said. As soon as Trump's victory became certain, leaders from around the world offered their congratulations. South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol also offered his congratulations on the evening of the 6th.
He posted a congratulatory message on social media. On the morning of the 7th, he spoke with Trump by phone. Yoon spoke about cooperation between Japan, the US and South Korea. "In the future, the ROK-US alliance will be a bridge between all areas, including security and the economy," he said.
"I hope to work to build a close partnership across the region," Trump said. In response, Trump said, "I hope the United States and South Korea will maintain a good cooperative relationship."
They also exchanged views on North Korea's repeated military provocations, including the launch of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Yoon also discussed the movement of "garbage balloons" that North Korea has been launching toward South Korea one after another.
At a press conference held on the same day, in celebration of the halfway point of his term, Yoon mentioned his phone call with Trump and said, "(Trump) has an interest in North Korea.
"I said I couldn't believe it (Yoon's explanation)," he said. The two leaders reportedly agreed on the need for talks on the North Korea issue.
During his first term, from 2018 to 2019, Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jung Eun twice,
Trump tried to elicit measures toward denuclearization through direct talks between the two leaders, but the talks ended in a deadlock over the easing of sanctions and how to proceed with denuclearization, and the path forward was left unclear.
In July of this year, Trump mentioned Kim Jong Un in his Republican presidential nomination acceptance speech, saying, "When I come back, I'll get along with him. He wants me back, too."
After this statement, North Korea released a comment through its state-run media, saying, "He is harboring regrets about the prospects for South Korea-U.S. relations," and added, "We must distinguish between national foreign policy and personal feelings."
"We should do something about it," he said. Trump won the US presidential election, but North Korea has not responded so far. As mentioned above, Kim Jong Un had previously held talks with Trump about US-North Korea
Given that the two leaders have held summit meetings and other exchanges, some had predicted that they would be quick to send out a message this time, but they have remained silent.
The Korean Central News Agency has not reported on the matter. Meanwhile, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency said it is not unusual for North Korea to not immediately report the results of the U.S. presidential election, and that "Trump is the first
The results of the US presidential election on November 8, 2016, in which President Trump won his first presidential election, were indirectly reported on the 19th, more than 10 days later, in an article criticizing South Korea. When President Biden was elected in 2020,
"It remained silent for more than two months, and was first reported in foreign media on January 23, the year after he took office," he said. While maintaining its silence, North Korea has already made personnel changes that are likely aimed at the period after the U.S. presidential election.
Last month, North Korea appointed Minister of People's Armed Forces Roh Kwang Chol as the new Minister of Defense at the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's parliament. Roh has accompanied Kim Jong Un and other officials to the two previous U.S.-North Korea summits.
Yonhap News also pointed out that "North Korea is likely to be keeping a close eye on the fact that key positions in the fields of foreign affairs and security in the second Trump administration are filled with hawkish figures toward North Korea."
As mentioned above, during the election campaign, Trump said, "I'll get along with him (Kim Jong Un). He wants me back, too." This marks the third time the two men have met since the start of the second Trump administration.
Attention is also being paid to whether a US-North Korea summit will be held. The South Korean newspaper Kukmin Ilbo predicts that Trump may meet with Kim Jong Un within six months of starting his second term.
The report conveyed the views of experts on the issue.
2024/11/14 13:46 KST
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