Joe Biden open for dialogue with North Korea despite test missile tests

North Korea’s move to test-launch two short-range missiles over the weekend shows little has changed regarding the government in Pyongyang, the US president has said. Joe Biden.

“We have learned that nothing important has changed” President Biden told reporters, answering a question about the test launches, as broadcast by AMPE.

Biden government officials downgraded the alleged test launches, saying Biden was still open to starting a dialogue with North Korea.

Officials who briefed reporters told reporters that the launches were at the lowest level of missile performance and are not covered by the various UN Security Council resolutions.

They said the Biden administration was close to completing a review of its North Korean policy, and that US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan would discuss the issue next week with his Japanese and Japanese counterparts. South Korea.

The rocket launches were also confirmed by the South Korean armed forces, while the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on them today, after their confirmation by American officials.

According to the same report of the South Korean agency, citing anonymous sources, the test launches of the missiles were detected by the South Korean armed forces.

South Korea’s Joint Military Staff said it could not immediately confirm the reports, but said it was closely monitoring North Korea’s military activity in cooperation with the United States.

Meanwhile, its leader North Korea Kim Jong Un attended an official ceremony yesterday, Tuesday, inaugurating the first phase of a program that envisions the construction of a total of 50,000 new apartments, as part of a five-year development plan announced in January.

The program provides for construction of 10,000 new apartments in Pyongyang, according to state media in North Korea.

“There is nothing more important and honorable than the immediate deposition of our sweat and passion in building an ideal neighborhood,” Kim was quoted as saying by North Korea’s state-run KCNA news agency.

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