SEOUL: A US envoy reaffirmed on Monday that "complete denuclearisation" of North Korea remains the policy shared with South Korea, after a new US security strategy document showed the phrase was absent.
Acting US Ambassador to South Korea Kevin Kim made the remark following his meeting with First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo, days after the Donald Trump administration released its latest National Security Strategy (NSS).
The document includes no mention of North Korea and contains no language reaffirming the US commitment to its denuclearization, unlike the 2017 and 2022 versions, raising concerns that North Korea issues could be pushed to the sidelines.