Biden, South Korea's Moon Jae-in 'deeply concerned' about North Korea
The Hindu
Mr Biden said he was dispatching career diplomat Sung Kim, who previously served as ambassador to South Korea, to serve as the special envoy to region.
President Joe Biden on Friday said he and South Korean President Moon Jae-in remain “deeply concerned” about the situation with North Korea, and announced he will deploy a new special envoy to the region to help refocus efforts on pressing Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons programme. Mr Moon, meanwhile, welcomed “America's return” to the world stage and said both leaders pledged to work closely toward denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. Mr Biden said he was dispatching career diplomat Sung Kim, who previously served as ambassador to South Korea, to serve as the special envoy to region.
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