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| US State Department Spokesman Ned Price speaks during a news briefing at the State Department in Washington, February 25, 2021. (File photo by=Nicholas Kamm/Pool via AP) |
[Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] WASHINGTON: A state department spokesperson announced on Tuesday that the United States isn’t aware of North Korea's possible participation in the upcoming U.N. climate change conference.
Ned Price said the U.S. accordingly had no immediate plans to engage with North Korea at the climate conference, known as the Conference of the Parties (COP), set to be held in Glasgow, Britain."I am not aware. First of all, I would have to refer you to Pyongyang to speak to any plans they may have to participate in Glasgow next week," the press secretary told a press briefing." Certainly, I'm not aware of any plans that we have, at the moment, to engage with any delegation from the DPRK," he added, referring to North Korea by its official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Price also reiterated U.S. commitment to engage with the reclusive North.
Meanwhile, a Seoul official earlier said the North was expected to send a delegation to the U.N. climate summit. North Korea currently remains unresponsive to U.S. overtures for dialogue. It has also stayed away from talks with the U.S. since early 2019.
