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Former U.S. ambassador Gregg calls for 'dynamic' steps toward N. Korea diplomacy
All News 10:18 October 25, 2021 EJKim Yonhap News
NEW YORK, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- Donald Gregg, a former U.S. ambassador to South Korea, stressed that the United States should take a more proactive approach to resume talks with North Korea and break the impasse in the Korean peace process.
Gregg, who served in the South Korean embassy from 1989 to 1993 and is known for expertise on regional security issues, said the Joe Biden administration is in a more advantageous position than the Kim Jong-un regime and that's why Washington should first reach out to Pyongyang.
"I hope the Biden administration will really become more dynamic, take more risks, take more imaginative steps," the 94-year-old retired diplomat said in a recent interview with Yonhap News Agency at his home in Armonk, New York. " (North Korean leaders) have a very difficult hand of cards to play, but they've tried to do a good job ... We need to reach out to them."
Gregg, who also worked as a Central Intelligence Agency officer and visited North Korea six times, emphasized the need for efforts to build trust with Pyongyang to kickstart the long-stalled peace process, calling on the Biden administration to become more "confident" and "muscular."
Gregg, who served in the South Korean embassy from 1989 to 1993 and is known for expertise on regional security issues, said the Joe Biden administration is in a more advantageous position than the Kim Jong-un regime and that's why Washington should first reach out to Pyongyang.
"I hope the Biden administration will really become more dynamic, take more risks, take more imaginative steps," the 94-year-old retired diplomat said in a recent interview with Yonhap News Agency at his home in Armonk, New York. " (North Korean leaders) have a very difficult hand of cards to play, but they've tried to do a good job ... We need to reach out to them."
Gregg, who also worked as a Central Intelligence Agency officer and visited North Korea six times, emphasized the need for efforts to build trust with Pyongyang to kickstart the long-stalled peace process, calling on the Biden administration to become more "confident" and "muscular."
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https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20211025002500325?input=tw
Thank you Ambassador Gregg.