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한.미외교장관 공동기자회견 전문 |
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유명환, 클린턴 |
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정치외교연구센터 / 한반도와 미국 |
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참고자료 |
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기타 |
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외교통상부 |
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2009/02/20 |
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1. 모두발언
(유명환 외교통상부장관)
여러분 반갑습니다. 취임이후 첫 해외 순방으로 한국을 방문하신 클린턴 국무장관께 다시 한 번 환영의 뜻을 표합니다.
오늘 본인과 클린턴 국무장관은 한미동맹이 한반도와 동북아의 평화안정의 초석이라는데 의견을 같이 하고 그 중요성을 재확인하였습니다. 이에 따라 21세기의 새로운 안보환경과 수요에 능동적으로 대응해 나갈 수 있도록 양국은 한미동맹을 민주주의와 인권, 시장경제 등 공통의 가치를 바탕으로 미래지향적 전략동맹으로 심화·발전시켜 나가기 위해 함께 노력하기로 하였습니다.
우리 두 사람은 또한 동맹 재조정 사업이 미래지향적 동맹발전에 주요한 토대가 된다는데 인식을 같이하고 동 사업의 성공적 이행을 위해 계속 협력해 나가기로 하였습니다.
본인과 클린턴 국무장관은 북한 및 북핵문제에 대해서도 심도있는 협의를 가졌습니다. 한미 양국은 여하한 경우에도 북한의 핵보유를 용인할 수 없으며 한미간 긴밀한 공조를 기반으로 6자회담을 통해 완전하고 검증 가능한 북한 핵폐기를 추진해야 할 것임을 재확인하고, 6자회담 참가국들과의 협력을 더욱 강화해 나가기로 하였습니다.
우리 두 사람은 최근 북한이 남북대화를 거부하고 긴장을 고조시키는 움직임을 보이고 있는 것은 한반도 및 동북아지역의 안정을 저해하는 것이라는데 인식을 같이하고 북한이 이러한 도발적 행위를 중단하고 조건없이 남북대화에 조속히 응할 것을 촉구하였습니다.
본인과 클린턴 국무장관은 국제사회가 당면하고 있는 금융위기를 극복하고 보호무역주의에 대처하기 위해 한미 양국간 계속 긴밀히 협력해 나가기로 하였으며, 이와 관련 오는 4월 런던에서 개최되는 G20 금융정상회의의 성공적 개최를 위해 양국이 함께 노력해 나가기로 했습니다.
또한 한미 FTA와 관련해서는 동 협정이 양국관계의 전망을 강화시킬 것이라는데 인식을 같이 하고 진전을 위해 함께 노력해 나가기로 하였습니다. 나아가 기후변화 협상의 성공적 추진을 위해서도 한미 양국간 협력을 계속해 나가기로 하였습니다. 우리 두 사람은 또 아프간의 안정과 재건이 세계 평화와 안정에 기여한다는데 공감하고 이를 위해 양국이 계속 협력해 나가기로 하였습니다.
이와 관련 우리측은 아프간에 대한 추가적 지원방침과 한미 공동지원 사업추진 현황을 설명하였으며, 미측은 국제사회의 공동노력에 대한 한국 측의 지속적인 참여, 노력을 평가하고 환영하였습니다. 아울러 우리 측은 국제해상과 테러대응 관련 국제공조 참여를 위한 소말리아 해역 군함 파견계획을 설명하였습니다.
한편 본인과 클린턴 국무장관은 한미 동맹의 발전과 세계적 금융위기 대처 등 범세계적 주요 이슈에 대한 양국간 협력을 보다 공고히 하기 위해 가까운 기간 내에 한미 정상회담을 개최하는 것이 바람직하다는데 의견을 같이 하였으며, 이를 위해 함께 노력해 나가기로 하였습니다.
끝으로 금번 외교장관 회담은 한미 양국간 주요 현안과 관심사에 대한 폭넓은 협의를 통해 양국 간에 정책조율과 공조를 일층 강화하는 의미있는 계기가 되었다고 봅니다. 감사합니다.
(힐러리 클린턴 미 국무장관)
Thank you.
Thank you very much, Foreign Minister Yu, for your hospitality, and for such a productive meeting today. I’m very pleased to be back in the Republic of Korea on my first overseas visit as Secretary of State. I have very fond memories of the time I spent here as First Lady, and I hold great hopes for the future of our partnership.
Because it is more than just a regional partnership, it is becoming a global strategic alliance that rests upon shared commitments and common values - democracy, human rights, market economies, and the pursuit of peace. And it concerns more than simply the dealings between our two nations. Our partnership has already begun to look outward at the wider ray of challenges and opportunities we face around the world, and will do so increasingly in the years to come.
Let me begin with one of the most pressing of those challenges, the global financial crisis which has hit both of our countries hard. We are taking steps here in Korea as well as in the United States to spur growth, create jobs, save family homes and improve our financial architecture. And we are both conscious of our responsibility, as members of the G-20, to help coordinate an effective global response.
Minister Yu and I discussed a path forward toward a shared solution to these challenges, and we look forward to our Presidents’ meeting around the G-20 in London. We also talked about the way to work together to expand trade, so that it benefits both of our countries. And I appreciate the ongoing commitment by the Republic of Korea to our mission in Afghanistan, to the protection of our sea lanes from piracy, and to the commitment to work together on global climate change.
So we will draw together, upon our partnership, to address a range of issues. And it will be important that as we do so, we rest upon the very firm foundation of our alliance.
I want to take a moment to pay tribute to the late Cardinal Kim. He was a great spiritual leader, not only for Korea and the people of Korea, but for the world. And I know that he will be remembered by Koreans and all who cared about democracy, human rights and human dignity.
The Republic of Korea’s achievement of democracy and prosperity stands in stark contrast to the tyranny and poverty across the border to the North. I commend the people of South Korea and your leaders for your calm resolve and determination in the face of the provocative and unheathful statements and actions by the North.
There is no issue, on which we are more united than North Korea. We maintain our joint resolve to work together, and through the Six-party Talks to bring about the complete, and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. We firmly believe that North Korea must live up to the commitments it made in the 2006 Joint Statement and other agreements. North Korea is not going to get a different relationship with the United States while insulting and refusing dialogue with the Republic of Korea.
Achieving these goals will take hard work and strong leadership. Assistant Secretary Chris Hill, who has served as our chief negotiator in the Six-party Talks, is here with me today. And he supplied a great deal of dedication in the years that he served in this position. And he has graciously agreed to continue serving our country by moving on to another challenging assignment. So I’m pleased to announce, after consulting with our partners in the Six-party Talks, the appointment of Ambassador Steven Bosworth as Special Representative for North Korea Policy. Ambassador Bosworth will be our senior official handling North Korea issues, reporting to me as well as to President Obama. And while President Obama obviously cannot be with us here today, I know that this appointment is of great importance to him.
North Korean behavior presents a number of important foreign policy challenges for the Unites States, the region, and the world. So we need a capable and experienced diplomat to lead our efforts to stem the risks from North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, and the proliferation of sensitive weapons technology, and its human rights, and humanitarian challenges. Ambassador Bosworth is up to the task of working with our allies and partners to convince North Korea to become a constructive part of the international community, rather than a threat to its neighbors. As our senior official handling North Korean issues, he will serve as our senior emissary for US engagement with North Korea.
In close consultation, Special Envoy for the Six-party Talks, Ambassador Sung Kim will work closely with Ambassador Bosworth, and continue to lead our day-to-day efforts, including maintaining constant contact with our allies and the six party partners. Ambassador Bosworth is currently the Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Having served as Ambassador three times including to the Republic of Korea, he is an experienced envoy, able to interact with officials at the highest levels of foreign governments. And we believe his involvement will facilitate the high-level engagement with the North Koreans and our other partners. There is no doubt that Ambassador Bosworth will have his work cut out for him. But based on our very productive discussion today, both Minister Yu and myself will stand with our envoys and representatives as they begin once again to try to convince the North Koreans to begin a process within the Six-party Talks toward the complete and verifiable elimination of nuclear weapons.
So Minister Yu, thank you once again, and thanks to your great country for our friendship and our partnership, and for the continuing and increasing work that we will do together in the years ahead.
2. 질문답변
<질문> (한국 CBS 김선경 기자)
먼저 유명환 장관님께 질문 드리겠는데요. 최근 북한이 미사일발사 움직임을 보이는 것과 관련해서 이번 회담에서 한-미 양국 간에 공동대응 방안에 대해서 논의가 있었는지, 논의가 있었다면 어떤 것들인지 구체적으로 말씀을 해주시고요. 관련해서 클린턴 장관께도 북한의 미사일 문제를 6자회담의 의제로 포함시킬 것을 생각하고 계시는지 답변해 주시면 고맙겠습니다.
<답변> (유명환 외교통상부장관)
먼저 북한의 장거리 미사일 문제에 대해서는 북한이 핵무기를 개발하고 있기 때문에, 역내의 안전 측면에서 큰 우려를 갖고 있습니다. 동 문제에 관련하여서는 한-미 양국간 긴밀한 협조를 기반으로 해서, 여타 관련국과도 협력을 계속해 나갈 생각입니다. 북한이 미사일을 실험 발사할 경우, 그것이 인공위성이라고 주장하더라도 그것은 유엔 안보리 결의 1718호에 대한 명백한 위반이라는 점을 상기시키고자 합니다. 감사합니다.
<답변> (힐러리 클린턴 미 국무장관)
We are aware of press reports that North Korea may be preparing to conduct a missile test. We don't comment on intelligence matters but it is clear that under the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718, North Korea is required to suspend all activities related to its ballistic missile program. The North should refrain from violating this resolution and also from any and all provocative actions that could harm the Six-party Talks and aggravate tensions in the region. As we work together with our partners in the six party process we will be discussing what ways we can best approach North Korea so that we present a united front with respect to all of the issues that are of concern but the most immediate issue is to continue the disablement of their nuclear facilities and to get a complete and verifiable agreement as to the end of their nuclear program.
<질문> (미국 LA Times Paul Richter 기자)
Yes, Minister Yu. Secretary Clinton spoke candidly yesterday about growing concerns that a succession crisis in the North will cause new difficulties in dealing with Pyongyang. I wonder if you share that view. And Secretary Clinton, do you have any concern now that the topic that you candidly raised yesterday might provoke a negative reaction from the North?
<답변> (유명환 외교통상부장관)
우선 남북관계 그리고 북한 정세는 한미간에 가장 중요한 관심사의 하나이므로, 긴밀히 협력을 하고 있습니다. 따라서 우리는 지금 북한의 상황을 예의주시하고 있다는 점만 말씀드리겠습니다.
<질문> (한국 연합뉴스 이치동 기자)
힐러리 클린턴 국무장관께 질문 드리겠습니다. 우선 아프가니스탄 지원 관련해서 한국도 군사적 지원에 동참하기를 원하시는지, 아니면 기존의 PRT를 통한 민간, 경찰 중심의 지원 확대로도 충분하다고 보시는지 궁금하고요. 아울러서 어제 한국으로 오시면서 북한지도부 후계구도에 대한 우려를 표명하셨습니다. 이렇게 민감한 시점에 그런 발언을 한 의도가 있으신지, 또 김정일 국방위원장의 건강이나 후계자와 관련된 구체적인 정보를 가지고 말씀하신 것인지 묻고 싶습니다.
<답변> (힐러리 클린턴 미 국무장관)
With respect to Afghanistan, we know that the Korean government understands the importance of stabilizing and reconstructing Afghanistan. We all have a vital interest in bringing peace to that region and we are very pleased that the ROK and Japan together have announced some joint projects together as well as the Korean government's commitment to police training and other important work. We will continue to consult with the Korean government as we go forward with our policy review.
With respect to your second question, you know, there is a broad range of issues as Minister Yu said that we are always following. But it is clear as we meet here today, we are dealing with the government that exists right now. We intend to reach out together with our partners in the Six-party Talks to engage that government and to look for ways that we can bring them back to discussion through the six party process. So it's very clear that as Minister Yu said when you are thinking about the future dealings with a government that doesn‘t have any clear succession, they don't have a vice president, they don't have a prime minister, then it is something that you have to think about. But for the purposes of what we are planning today it is to deal with the government that exists, the leadership that exists and to look for ways to involve them in the Six-party Talks once again.
<질문> (미국 CBS Wyatt Andrews 기자)
Madam Secretary, I am going to repeat Paul's question. Do you have any concern on your candid discussion yesterday about a possible succession situation in North Korea that might provoke an additional response from the North Korean government.
<답변> (힐러리 클린턴 미 국무장관)
No I do not. Because I think that all one has to do is read the press. Open press is filled with such conversation. This is not some kind of a classified matter that is not being discussed in many circles. But for me, as we look at planning and contingency planning, we are taking everything into account. But we deal with the government that's in place right now. And that government is being asked to re-engage with the Six-party Talks to fulfill the obligations that they entered into, and we expect them do so and at the same time we are calling on the government of North Korea to refrain from the kind of a provocative, unhealthful war of words that has been engaged in because that is not very fruitful. So clearly, we are looking to the existing leadership to be responsive to our desire to have them engage with the Six-party Talks again.
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