The White House said the simultaneous announcement of sanctions against North Korea by the United States, South Korea and Japan shows a further strengthening of trilateral relations. He also stressed that he will use all available means to prevent the development of North Korea’s illegal weapons program. This was reported by journalist Ham Ji-ha.
White House National Security Council (NSC) spokesman Adrian Watson reiterated the three countries’ willingness to jointly respond to North Korea’s series of ballistic missile launches.
In a statement released on the 2nd, spokesman Watson said: “The United States, South Korea and Japan have announced sanctions against various North Korean officials and entities who have supported illicit weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and North Korea’s ballistic missiles “The actions taken demonstrate the strengthening of trilateral relations between the United States, Japan and South Korea.”
[왓슨 대변인] “The United States, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and Japan have issued targeted designations to various officials and entities associated with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) for their support for the illegal development of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). by the DPRK. and ballistic missiles. This synchronized action demonstrates the increased strength of the trilateral relationship between the US, Japan and the ROK. It follows President Biden’s trilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and ROK President Yoon Suk Yeol last month, in which leaders condemned the DPRK’s unprecedented number of ballistic missile launches this year and resolved to strengthen deterrence and forge closer trilateral ties in the realm of security and beyond.”
At the same time, this measure was “following President Biden’s tripartite meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol last month,” and said the three leaders at the time condemned North Korea’s unprecedented ballistic missile launch this year, strengthened deterrence and strengthened security. It reminded us of the fact that we had resolved to build closer trilateral relations in areas of cooperation and other fields.
“Faced with global sanctions from the United States and the United Nations that have isolated North Korea from the international financial system, North Korea is resorting to increasingly desperate methods to finance its weapons programs, including cryptocurrency theft and cyber theft,” Watson said. .
[왓슨 대변인] “Faced with global sanctions from the United States and the United Nations that have isolated North Korea from the international financial system, North Korea has turned to increasingly desperate ways to generate revenue, such as virtual currency thefts and other cyber thefts , to finance its weapons programs. The sanctions have been successful in slowing the development of its illegal weapons programs. As North Korea adjusts its tactics in the face of international pressure, we will continue to use all available tools to further limit the growth of these destabilizing weapons programs.”
“Sanctions have been successful in slowing down (North Korea’s) development of illicit weapons programs,” he said, so we will use all available tools.
“As we have made clear, the door to diplomacy is not closed, but North Korea must stop its destabilizing behavior and engage in diplomacy,” Watson said.
[왓슨 대변인] “As we have clarified, the door has not closed to diplomacy, but Pyongyang must cease its destabilizing actions and engage diplomatically. The DPRK’s decision to ignore our intervention is not in its best interests, nor in the interests of the people of the DPRK who continue to suffer as a result of the decisions taken by the regime. We will continue to coordinate closely with our allies and partners to address the threats posed by North Korea and to advance our shared goal of the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.”
“North Korea’s decision to ignore our contact offer is not in the best interests of North Korea, nor is it in the interests of the North Korean people who continue to be subjected to the regime’s decisions,” he said. with our allies and partners to advance our common goal of complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.”
Earlier, the 1st US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned three North Korean Labor Party officials, and the South Korean government designated 8 individuals and 7 institutions involved in North Korea’s nuclear and missile development as subject to independent sanctions on 2nd Korean Peninsula Time.
Also on the same day, Japan also placed three North Korean groups and one individual on the sanctions list, and the three countries, the United States and Japan, simultaneously exerted pressure on North Korea.
This is VOA News Hamjiha.
