Washington's diplomatic efforts... for a peaceful resolution of North Korea's nuclear threat...
is reportedly on its "last legs"... according to multiple U.S. officials.
However, the top U.S. diplomat for North Korea... is still looking for ways to restart dialogue...
by sending a high-level envoy to Pyongyang... who could be none other than Secretary of
State Rex Tillerson himself.
Yu Joonhee reports.
According to U.S. officials,... Washington's diplomacy with Pyongyang is on the brink of
collapse... over the refusal by both President Trump and the North Korean regime to engage
in dialogue.
NBC News reported on Wednesday,... that Joseph Yun, Washington's top envoy to North Korea...
was growing frustrated at his inability to inform the White House... of the urgency of
the situation.
According to a congressional aide who spoke with Yun,... the diplomat is now considering
a "hail mary" attempt to rejuvenate talks... by sending State Secretary Rex Tillerson or
another high-level U.S. official to Pyongyang.
Yun reportedly said Trump's tough rhetoric... was dashing any hopes of restarting negotiations
with the North... while escalating the risk of military conflict.
The U.S. president has been trading harsh verbal attacks with the Kim Jong-un regime
in recent months... while openly challenging Tillerson's efforts to talk to North Korea
earlier this month.
Pyongyang has also shunned the possibility of any talks in the near-term,... while threatening
more provocations... adding to the current impasse between the two countries.
However, Trump administration officials are still keen to resolve the crisis without bloodshed,...
with Defense Secretary James Mattis saying the international community is searching for
a peaceful solution.
Speaking after attending an ASEAN security forum in the Philippines,... Mattis said the
U.S. is "not rushing to war",... and said diplomatic efforts and sanctions... will hopefully
influence North Korea to change course.
All these developments,... with just over one week left to go... until President Trump
embarks on his week-long Asia visit... starting with Japan and South Korea.
Yu Joonhee, Arirang News.
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