US says it is seeking diplomacy over North Korea's missile launches
North Korea's military launches a guided missile from an unidentified location, Jan. 25. The United States stated Monday that it was trying to find a diplomatic means to address the 'North Korea problem' while pushing for 'different steps' to hold the country responsible for its recent series of ballistic missile launches. Yonhap |
The United States stated Monday that it is trying to find a diplomatic means to address the North Korea problem while pushing for "different steps" to hold the country responsible for its recent series of ballistic missile launches.
"Even as we seek to find ways to address this challenge diplomatically we're moving forward with different steps to hold the DPRK responsible and accountable," Ned Price, spokesperson for the State Department, said during a regular press briefing, using the acronym for the North's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
He was responding to a question about a series of missile launches by Pyongyang this month.
On Sunday, North Korea fired an "intermediate-and long-range ballistic missile" toward the East Sea, the seventh in a series of missile tests in January.
"Of course the DPRK's ballistic missile and nuclear weapons program, this is a challenge that is long standing," the official added. "It is a challenge that has vexed successive administrations. We have developed an approach that at its center seeks to find a diplomatic means by which to achieve the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula."
He also cited the Joe Biden administration's own sanctions on eight North Korean individuals and entities supporting the Kim Jong-un regime's major weapons programs.
"We are continuing to discuss this challenge in the U.N. as well," he said.
The Pentagon also said it still believes that diplomacy is the "right way" to deal with the Kim regime, with the U.S. government willing to have dialogue without preconditions.
It urged Pyongyang to stop those provocations, abide by U.N. Security Council resolutions and quit "threatening" its neighbors in the region.
Speaking to reporters, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby voiced concern about the North's "advancing" ballistic missile program, as the secretive regime learns from missile launches.
"That is why again we are focused on making sure that we have the right capabilities available to us and to our allies in the region," he added. "Until a peaceful denuclearization of the peninsula, we have an obligation to be ready and that's what we're focused on right now." (Yonhap)
(责任编辑:新闻中心)
- Elon Musk's AI facility is reportedly operating gas turbines without a permit
- Amazon's Kindle is currently a bargain for Prime members
- Chopra wins India’s first athletics gold
- Grealish's City debut spoiled as Leicester win Community Shield
- Freedom from Dissent
- CeeDee Lamb secures record
- Sacked NK military official returns to No. 2 post of military
- Tesla Solar Tiles will be available to order starting in April
- Watch the moment an Amazon drone delivers sunscreen for the first time
- 雅安市第四人民医院:工娱治疗让患者康复之路充满希望
- Military to send medics to civilian clinic for MERS efforts
- Lille beat Paris
- Athlete's daredevil wheelchair stunt officially opens the 2016 Paralympic Games
-
GPU Mining is Dead, Where are my Cheap GPUs?
Let's talk GPU prices and this month's update is very interesting because of two key factors: the fi ...[详细] -
How Samsung's Galaxy S8 compares to the iPhone 7
Samsung's spared no expense cramming in as much technology into the Galaxy S8 and S8+ as possible.Th ...[详细] -
Thank you for ending the war between Kim Kardashian and Chloë Grace Moretz, Hillary Clinton
The dust is finally settling following a vicious war of words ripping the United States apart. Well, ...[详细] -
Apple's AirPods are either genius or a complete disaster
SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple's new AirPods are either genius or a disaster. After trying them out at the i ...[详细] -
DNC 2024 speech: Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have a superpower no other Democrat has.
Every four years, Democrats meet for a convention and relearn that Michelle and Barack Obama are the ...[详细] -
17 percent of MERS patients medical staff: gov’t
So far, 17 percent of the Middle East respiratory syndrome patients in Korea have been found to be m ...[详细] -
Apple's AirPods are either genius or a complete disaster
SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple's new AirPods are either genius or a disaster. After trying them out at the i ...[详细] -
S. Korea forms MERS task force on national image
South Korea has created a task force to keep the outbreak of the MERS virus from undermining its nat ...[详细] -
高燃!哨响表停赛不止,2024广东“村BA”开赛在即,一分钟带你重温高光瞬间。
...[详细] -
Osaka, Kenin, Swiatek withdraw from WTA Montreal event
MONTREAL:Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, fourth-ranked Sofia Kenin and eighth-ranked Iga ...[详细]
Supercritical geothermal power: Limitless promise or impossible dream?
Samsung Gear VR is now so much easier to use
- Best CPU Deals, AMD vs Intel: Holiday CPU Buying Guide
- Messi's 20
- WikiLeaks dump shows how CIA compromised iPhones and Macs
- Arshad Nadeem loses final, but wins hearts
- “精致小春姐”顾春芳:华丽白西装、镶钻水晶拖鞋,带来新兴凉果No.1
- Man City sign Jack Grealish in reported £100 million deal
- Concerned mom wants answers about the sex toy she found in the dishwasher