President Joe Biden on Friday announced he will appoint career diplomat Ambassador Sung Kim as a special envoy to North Korea as the United States and South Korea affirmed their shared commitment to engage diplomatically with the rogue nation to end its nuclear program. Biden made the announcement at a joint press conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, saying both countries were “deeply concerned” and had agreed to work together to take “pragmatic steps that will reduce tensions.” He made these comments in the East Room of the White House after bilateral talks with Moon that spanned the Indo-Pacific, China, climate change, and COVID-19, the disease caused by the the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. “Our partnership is founded on our iron-clad commitment to shared security,” Biden said. “Our alliance has long been a linchpin to peace, security, prosperity, and the region growing more prominent, and us being together.” The U.S. president said …
Biden Appoints Special Envoy to North Korea, Commits to Diplomacy
May 21, 2021
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