US not seeking 'regime change' in DPRK: US official

The United States is not seeking conflict or "regime change" in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), and is looking for signal that the DPRK is willing to abandon its nuclear weapons program, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Monday.


Stressing that the U.S. goal remains the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, Susan Thornton, acting assistant secretary of state, said at a briefing that the United States prefers to solve the issue peacefully.

"The U.S. has been clear that we want to resolve this issue through the peaceful denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," said Thornton. "We're definitely not seeking conflict or regime change."

However, the United States remains committed to defending its people and its allies, should it be necessary, Thornton added.

According to Thornton, the preference of the U.S. administration under President Donald Trump is "to put pressure" on the DPRK to force it to roll back its "illegal programs."
 [Xinhua/china.org.cn]
18/4/17
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