North Korea publicly declared for the first time that the economic paralysis caused by the arms race was the US hostile policy, and South Korea's participation as a health and security ally in the US-led information warfare on the origin of the coronavirus in China expanded.
In its first comment on the ROK-US summit, North Korea said, "The purpose of the United States breaking the missile shackles of South Korea is to further incite an arms race on the Korean peninsula and surrounding areas, thereby hindering our development." The Korean Central News Agency reported on the 31st of last month as an article in the name of the United States, "It is the heart of the United States to legally realize the deployment of medium-range missiles aimed at neighboring countries."
The Chosun news article reported by Newsis said, "It is the United States that speaks of dialogue with one's mouth but leads to confrontation through action." "This is an intensive expression of the hostile policy toward Korea that the United States is clinging to, and at the same time, living evidence that reveals its unscrupulous double behavior. ", and criticized the US side rather than the Korea-US summit with a 'hostile policy offensive'.
Regarding the announcement of the end of the missile guidelines, an agreement between the two Koreas, a North Korean news article said, "This means that South Korea (South Korea) can develop missiles that can put not only the entire Republic of Korea (North Korea) but also neighboring countries within range." As long as it has been clearly revealed, there has been no voice to even say ten words about the strengthening of our self-defense national defense capabilities.” He tried to link the conflict between the US and China and North Korea’s nuclear and missile development. Trying to put pressure on us by creating an asymmetric imbalance in the surrounding area is a serious mistake that further causes the sharp and unstable state of the Korean peninsula in a state of armistice,” he said. The escalation of the situation on the Korean peninsula will lead to security instability of the forces that threaten us,” he said of the negotiations with the United States. We need to turn our due attention to serious provocative acts,” he said, showing the possibility of negotiating arms control.
The North Korean news agency said about President Moon Jae-in through an article in his own name, "I can't help but say a word about the actions of South Korean officials who put their heads in the sights of local countries while fluttering excitedly to announce the end of the missile guidelines." "It's really disgusting to see that vile form of people who have committed something and then are engulfed in guilt and spying on the reactions of this and that side," and tried to separate from the Korea-U.S. joint statement.
The joint statement reaffirmed that close cooperation on all matters related to global non-proliferation, nuclear safety, nuclear security, and the use of nuclear technology with guaranteed safeguards is a key sign of the alliance. The United States appreciated Korea's international role in promoting non-proliferation efforts. South Korea announced the termination of the revised missile guidelines after consultation with the United States, and the two leaders acknowledged this decision>. did.
Joint Statement The “agreement” between the two leaders separates the “announcement of the end” and the summit, but the announcement was made earlier than the joint press conference of President Moon.
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) reported on the 26th of last month in a report titled “U.S.-Korea Relations” that the decision to terminate the 1979 bilateral missile guidelines agreement at the summit between the two countries is another example of alliance coordination. After abandoning the previous anti-China frame of the US on 'and leading the preparation of a new quad initiative on the distribution of novel coronavirus vaccines and climate change and important technologies, Korea's participation in quad activities could increase.
The joint statement of the Korea-U.S. summit said, “We will support transparent and independent evaluation and analysis of the origin of the COVID-19 outbreak and investigation into future epidemics of unknown origin” and “Korea-U.S. Global Vaccine Partnership” regarding the “Korea-US Health and Security Alliance” and “Korea-U.S. Global Vaccine Partnership” In a joint press conference, President Biden announced the supply for military use by 'providing vaccines to 550,000 South Korean soldiers'.
Regarding military supplies, the Ministry of National Defense announced on the 31st of last month that the Ministry of National Defense announced 'inoculation of reserve army civil defense personnel defense diplomacy personnel' on the 31st of last month. was included
The Ministry of National Defense announced that it will inoculate 1 million doses of US-donated vaccines to civil defense personnel of the reserve army, civil servants of the Defense Science Research Institute of the Ministry of Defense, and workers in military access services.