- 북한 군 통신선 차단 관련 질의응답
- 중국 지린, 북한으로의 철도 연결 확대 발표 관련 질의응답
- 미국의 대북정책 입장 관련 질의응답
QUESTION: North Korea announced that it cut its last military hotline with Seoul, so do you have any concern that may cause some misunderstandings that will lead to some conflicts?
MR. VENTRELL: Well, you heard my statement yesterday that North Korea’s bellicose rhetoric and threats follow a pattern designed to raise tension and intimidate others, and we think their latest threat to cut off communication links coupled with its provocative rhetoric is not constructive to ensuring peace and stability on the peninsula. So that’s really our position.
QUESTION: In concrete terms, though, what does this mean if they’re cut off the military hotline?
MR. VENTRELL: I’m not sure, (inaudible) that I have an analysis of which all the hotlines are. We ourselves have a way of communicating with the North Koreans and a channel for doing so, but in terms of these sort of – I’d refer you to DOD on military-to-military.
QUESTION: And your channel of communication is still in place, is it?
MR. VENTRELL: It’s still in place.
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