JAKARTA - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has hinted at Washington's openness to dialogue with Pyongyang, after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un indicated his willingness to re-establish relations, if the Uncle Sam's country stops its "hostile" policy against his regime.
Foreign Minister Rubio briefly alluded to the potential involvement with the closed regime during a press conference in Frigate Bay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, after Leader Kim delivered the message to the US during the ruling Labor Party Congress, saying the prospects for US-North Korean relations "entirely depend on the US attitude."
"Suffice it to say that the United States is always ready to talk to officials from any government that has information to share with us or views they want to share with the US, and it is my job to do that," said Secretary of State Rubio, according to a transcript released by the State Department, reported The Korea Times (26/2).
"So, whether it's someone in Cuba or maybe someday someone in North Korea or right now in Iran, we're always open to listening. That's different than negotiations, of course, but we're ready to listen to the points of view that others present," said Secretary of State Rubio.
The statement comes amid speculation that US President Donald Trump may seek to resume dialogue with Leader Kim when he visits China, which is reported to take place at the end of next month to early April.
It is known that President Trump has repeatedly expressed his openness to dialogue with Leader Kim. The two held three face-to-face meetings during Trump's first term; the first summit in Singapore in June 2018; the second in Hanoi in February 2019; and the third in the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom in June 2019.
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