U.S. White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on the 10th (local time) that President Yoon Seok-yeol’s declaration of martial law was “shocking and wrong.” He also said that there is a possibility that North Korea could take advantage of the political chaos in South Korea to provoke, and emphasized that it is in the security interests of the United States that South Korea’s political crisis be resolved as quickly as possible in accordance with the Constitution.
According to Reuters and Voice of America (VOA), Sullivan said at a briefing held at the White House in Washington DC on this day, “It is shocking and wrong for President Yoon Seok-yeol, who is in difficult times, to declare martial law that will end soon.” When asked about the possibility of North Korea taking advantage of South Korea’s political turmoil to provoke, he said, “I think there is a clear risk of that,” and added, “Because of this (the possibility of North Korea’s provocation), the United States will not intervene in South Korean politics, but it will protect Korea’s rights under the Constitution.” “It is in the interest of America’s national security that the political crisis be resolved as quickly as possible,” he said. He also said, “Despite the political turmoil in Korea, the ROK-US alliance remains strong. “North Korea should not misjudge our strong deterrence,” he added.
Advisor Sullivan acknowledged that the Biden administration has not made substantive progress regarding North Korea’s denuclearization and said, “The trend toward denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula is heading in the wrong direction.” He said that the threat from North Korea has become more serious than ever and expressed concern that “competitive and hostile countries such as North Korea, Russia, China, and Iran are forming a broader alliance.” He then emphasized the trilateral cooperation between South Korea, the United States, and Japan as the diplomatic legacy of the Biden administration, and said, “The two previously hostile countries (Korea and Japan) are now cooperating to suppress North Korea’s nuclear threat.”
Reporter Choi Ji-seon [email protected]
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