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The United States is implying that North Korea’s nuclear test is imminent every day, and is calling for restraint.
He said that efforts for dialogue do not have an end date, and that if they respond to diplomacy, they will take a more flexible approach.
Let’s connect to Washington and hear the news.
Correspondent Lee Kyung-hee.
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Yes, US State Department special representative for North Korea Sung Kim said in relation to North Korea’s move to prepare for a nuclear test, “North Korea has clearly completed preparations for a nuclear test in Punggye-ri, and I believe that it can test it at any time.”
This is in line with yesterday’s State Department spokesman who suggested the possibility of a test in the next few days.
Kim emphasized that North Korea is working closely with its allies and partners to quickly respond to a nuclear test.
At the same time, he also focused on persuading self-restraint, saying that he would not give up on dialogue with North Korea despite a series of armed protests from North Korea.
“If North Korea shows interest in finding a diplomatic path, the United States is willing to take a more inclusive, flexible and open approach to diplomacy,” he said.
In the event that North Korea conducts a nuclear test, it will respond with its allies and this will include maintaining a strong deterrent capability, but even so, it will not give up its efforts to resume dialogue.
He also stressed that there is no timetable or end date for US diplomatic efforts.
Kim said that the United States continued to send dialogue messages to North Korea over the past year, but North Korea did not respond.
Regarding the nuclear issue and the COVID-19 issue, he said, “A high-ranking US official sent a message to North Korean high-ranking officials in a variety of ways, including directly or through a third party, but North Korea did not respond,” he said. said.
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Now let’s talk regarding inflation.
Concerns regarding stagflation are growing in the US, but the World Bank has also sounded a warning?
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Yes, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called the highest level of inflation in 40 years “unacceptable”.
He repeatedly emphasized that price stability is a top policy priority and said that various policy decisions should be supported in addition to the Fed’s monetary policy.
“We are currently facing macroeconomic challenges with unacceptable levels of inflation, as well as supply chain disruptions caused by the epidemic and disruptions in supply to oil and food markets following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.”
He emphasized that inflation is not just a problem in the United States, but appears in almost all developed countries around the world.
The World Bank is also starting to sound a warning to the world.
The global economic growth forecast was significantly lowered from 4.1% in January to 2.9% for the first time in five months, worrying that the risk of stagflation, which is rising despite the economic slowdown, is significant.
In particular, in a situation where rising interest rates in the United States are rapidly increasing the financial burden on developing countries, if Europe’s energy imports stop and China’s large-scale blockade is added, the growth rate might drop to 2.1% this year.
The World Bank predicted that “the global economy may enter a period of prolonged weak growth and high inflation” and that “following all, it will be difficult for many countries to avoid a recession.”
An analysis showed that the rate of slowdown in global economic growth by 2024 will be more than double that of the oil crisis, which is considered a representative example of stagflation in the 1970s.
Inflation will ease next year, but it will still be above target in many countries. If inflation continues, it might lead to a sharp decline in the international economy along with financial crises in emerging and developing countries.
So far, it has been delivered from Washington.
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