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| North Korea snubs Biden administration’s repeated attempts to get in touch – media | North Korea snubs Biden administration’s repeated attempts to get in touch – media |
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| Pyongyang has shunned the Biden administration’s attempts to reach out through various channels since mid-February, US official told the media. | Pyongyang has shunned the Biden administration’s attempts to reach out through various channels since mid-February, US official told the media. |
| The Biden administration, which is currently conducting a review of US policy on North Korea, has reportedly had no luck getting in touch with the country, despite repeated attempts to contact the reclusive state. | The Biden administration, which is currently conducting a review of US policy on North Korea, has reportedly had no luck getting in touch with the country, despite repeated attempts to contact the reclusive state. |
| “The senior Biden administration official”told Reuters on Saturday that Washington sought to contact Pyongyang “through several channels starting in mid-February, including in New York.” | “The senior Biden administration official”told Reuters on Saturday that Washington sought to contact Pyongyang “through several channels starting in mid-February, including in New York.” |
| “To date, we have not received any response from Pyongyang,” the official, who was speaking on condition of anonymity, said. | “To date, we have not received any response from Pyongyang,” the official, who was speaking on condition of anonymity, said. |
| The outreach campaign’s failure comes as Washington continues its saber-rattling at North Korea’s doorstep, though the ongoing US-South Korea military drills are taking place entirely in the virtual domain amid the Covid-19 pandemic. | The outreach campaign’s failure comes as Washington continues its saber-rattling at North Korea’s doorstep, though the ongoing US-South Korea military drills are taking place entirely in the virtual domain amid the Covid-19 pandemic. |
| South Korean Unification Minister Lee In-young said the drills would see a “minimum level of troops” due to the virus. | South Korean Unification Minister Lee In-young said the drills would see a “minimum level of troops” due to the virus. |
| While the scaled-back war games will not feature any outdoor maneuvers, the “computer-simulated command post exercise” will see the allies rehearsing South Korea retaking operational control of its troops from the US if a war breaks out. | While the scaled-back war games will not feature any outdoor maneuvers, the “computer-simulated command post exercise” will see the allies rehearsing South Korea retaking operational control of its troops from the US if a war breaks out. |
| The nine-day drills, which South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff call defensive in nature, kicked off on Monday. Pyongyang has previously cried foul over the joint war games, deeming them a simulation of a preemptive attack on the country. | The nine-day drills, which South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff call defensive in nature, kicked off on Monday. Pyongyang has previously cried foul over the joint war games, deeming them a simulation of a preemptive attack on the country. |
| The scale of the joint drills was reduced when the Trump administration tried to sign a denuclearization deal with Pyongyang. The efforts stalled, however, after Washington refused to grant sanctions relief until “verifiable and irreversible” denuclearization was complete. | The scale of the joint drills was reduced when the Trump administration tried to sign a denuclearization deal with Pyongyang. The efforts stalled, however, after Washington refused to grant sanctions relief until “verifiable and irreversible” denuclearization was complete. |
| Speaking to Reuters, the official said there had not been any communication between Pyongyang and Washington for over a year “despite multiple attempts during that time by the United States to engage.” | Speaking to Reuters, the official said there had not been any communication between Pyongyang and Washington for over a year “despite multiple attempts during that time by the United States to engage.” |
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