US critical of approaching North Korea

washington - North Korea, according to the US minister Jim Mattis (Defense), can not drive a wedge between the United States and South Korea. The North Koreans have seized the Winter Games to seek rapprochement with South Korea, but according to the minister, it remains to be seen where that leads.

Mattis pointed out that the North Koreans recently held a military parade in which ballistic missiles were also shown. 'That was a strange timekeeping. He tried to give a warning, 'said the American about the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

During her visit to the Winter Games, Kim's sister brought a message to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who received an invitation to visit the dictator. Mattis found it too early to say whether the use of the Games 'to reduce the tension' will lead to a lasting improvement of the relationship even after the sporting event.