The official, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said that while the United States has been saying since May that North Korea prepares to resume nuclear tests For the first time since 2017, it was unclear when such a test could take place. .
.added "We are very confident that the preparations have been made. We think we can do it … I can’t tell you ‘we think it will be today for the following reasons’, because we don’t have that level of knowledge.".
And Washington wanted to see Russia and China They are doing their best to dissuade Pyongyang.
The official said "We think that[la Corea del Nord]they are making calculations on the degree of receptivity to others in the region, I believe, especially Russia and China. And I think the Russian and Chinese attitudes have an effect on them".
The official made the remarks after the United States asked the UN Security Council to meet publicly to discuss the North Korea issue on Friday after a series of missile launchesincluding the statements made by the United States Department of Defense intercontinental ballistic missile.
The US official said Pyongyang may have postponed the resumption of nuclear tests because of China, including Chinese Communist Party Congress Which ended recently, due to the Coronavirus outbreak in North Korea in May and June.
He expressed his belief that the recent crisis has made North Korea "Focus more on ways to get support from China in particular".
And he said "China and Russia have long registered their opposition to the DPRK’s nuclear program". .added "So … we believe, and certainly it is our expectation, that they will use the leverage they have to try and persuade the DPRK not to conduct a nuclear test.".
The official renewed the appeal to Pyongyang to resume dialogue with the United States and said Washington is ready to deal directly with North Korea and discuss humanitarian aid.
In response to a question about the stability of the North Korean government led by Kim Jong Un In his opinion, the official said "We see no evidence of specific challenges that would undermine Kim Jong Un’s position.".
In response to another question about the reason for North Korea’s recent wave of missile tests, which Pyongyang described as a response to military exercises "aggressive" Between the United States and South Korea, the official said "We don’t know because they don’t speak to us directly".
The official rejected growing requests for recognition from some North Korean experts in Washington in Pyongyang As a nuclear power, it will never disarm.
And he said "There is an extraordinarily strong global consensus represented by a whole host of United Nations Security Council Resolutions Clearly approved with the support of all members of the five permanent members, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea must not and must not be a nuclear state".
continued "No country supports it … I think the consequences of changing the policy will be very bad".
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The official, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said that while the United States has been saying since May that North Korea prepares to resume nuclear tests For the first time since 2017, it was unclear when such a test could take place. .
“We are very confident that they have made the preparations. We think they can make it … I can’t tell you ‘we think it will be today for the following reasons’, because we don’t have that level of knowledge.”
And Washington wanted to see Russia and China They are doing their best to dissuade Pyongyang.
“We think (North Korea) are making calculations on the degree of receptivity to others in the region, especially Russia and China. And I think the Russian and Chinese positions are having an effect on them,” the official said.
The official made the remarks after the United States asked the UN Security Council to meet publicly to discuss the North Korea issue on Friday after a series of missile launchesincluding the statements made by the United States Department of Defense intercontinental ballistic missile.
The US official said Pyongyang may have postponed the resumption of nuclear tests because of China, including Chinese Communist Party Congress Which ended recently, due to the Coronavirus outbreak in North Korea in May and June.
He expressed his belief that the recent crisis has prompted North Korea to “focus more on ways in which it can get support in particular from China”.
“China and Russia have long registered their opposition to the DPRK’s nuclear program,” he said. “So … we believe, and certainly it is our expectation, that they will use the leverage they have to try and persuade the DPRK not to conduct a nuclear test,” she added.
The official renewed the appeal to Pyongyang to resume dialogue with the United States and said Washington is ready to deal directly with North Korea and discuss humanitarian aid.
In response to a question about the stability of the North Korean government led by Kim Jong Un In his view, the official said: “We see no evidence of specific challenges that would undermine Kim Jong Un’s position.”
In response to another question about the reason for North Korea’s recent wave of missile tests, which Pyongyang described as a response to “aggressive” military exercises between the United States and South Korea, the official said: “Not we know this because they don’t speak to us directly. “
The official rejected growing requests for recognition from some North Korean experts in Washington in Pyongyang As a nuclear power, it will never disarm.
“There is an extraordinarily strong global consensus across the entire range of United Nations Security Council Resolutions that it was clearly approved with the support of all members of the five permanent members, that the DPRK must not and must not be a nuclear state. “
“No country asks for it … I think the consequences of changing the policy will be very bad,” he said.
