Washington, March 16 : The White House confirmed that the administration of President Joe Biden had recently reached out to North Korea but has not yet received a response from Pyongyang.
“I can confirm that we have reached out,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said at Monday’s news briefing when asked by reporters about the matter.
She added that the US maintains a series of channels through which it is able to communicate with North Korea, Xinhua news agency reported.
Psaki said the US has “not received any response” to date, stressing repeatedly that Washington’s priority has been, and remains, “to reduce the risk of escalation” through diplomacy.
She did not elaborate on what kind of escalation the US is concerned about.
“Diplomacy continues to remain our first priority. I think you can all anticipate that there will be a continued expansion of engagement with partners and allies in the region, and this will of course be a topic of discussion,” the Press Secretary added.
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