Members of Congress Urge Biden Administration To Proceed with Caution On North Korea Sanctions

Photo of an Oct. 2, 2019 North Korean Pukguksong-3 test. Rodong åSinmun Photo

Two members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee this week urged the Biden administration to proceed with caution in potentially easing sanctions against North Korea as a way to re-open denuclearization negotiations, particularly as South Korea gears up for presidential elections.

Having recently returned from a trip to South Korea, where they met with parliamentary peers and President Moon Jae-in, Rep. Young Kim...

https://news.usni.org/2021/09/09/members-of-congress-urge-biden-administration-to-proceed-with-caution-on-north-korea-sanctions

Panel: Biden Should Reach Agreement Over Korean Peninsula Burden-Sharing Talks if Elected

Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, North Korea on July 25, 2019. KCNA Photo

If former Vice President Joe Biden wins the presidential election, settling the long-running U.S.-South Korea burden-sharing talks would send a message to North Korea and China that the two nations are in alignment on major issues concerning the peninsula, regional security experts said Thursday.

Speaking at an online forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Christopher Hill, who led the American delegation to...

https://news.usni.org/2020/11/05/panel-biden-should-reach-agreement-over-korean-peninsula-burden-sharing-talks-if-elected

Former U.S. Forces Korea CO: Pausing Exercises ‘No Longer Relevant’ to North Korea Nuclear Negotiations

Republic of Korea Army soldiers stand resolute at the iconic Joint Security Area where South and North Korean soldiers stand face to face across the Korean Demilitarized Zone, Panmunjom, South Korea, June 19, 2018. US Army Photo

The former top commander in South Korea said he thinks continuing to halt large-scale military exercises “is no longer relevant” as a negotiating tool with North Korea over denuclearizing the peninsula.

Retired Army Gen. Vincent Brooks, speaking at an Atlantic Council...

https://news.usni.org/2020/10/06/former-u-s-forces-korea-co-pausing-exercises-no-longer-relevant-to-north-korea-nuclear-negotiations

U.S. Forces Korea CO: North Korea Showing No Signs of Regime Instability

Gen. Robert Abrams, commander of U.S. Forces Korea commander, US Forces Korea at Osan Air Base, ROK on June 12, 2020. US Air Force Photo

North Korea is not showing any signs of lashing out against South Korea or Japan or launching a deliberate provocation as the American presidential election nears, the senior commander on the peninsula said Thursday.

Army Gen. Robert Abrams, speaking in a Center for Strategic and International Studies online forum, said “we’re not seeing any sign of regime...

https://news.usni.org/2020/09/11/u-s-forces-korea-co-north-korea-showing-no-signs-of-regime-instability

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