Außenbeziehungen der DVRK

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Kerry, who was the Democratic nominee for president in 2004, is arguably a big shot in U.S. diplomatic circles.
Given his long service in the Senate, Kerry, 69, is widely expected to win easy confirmation from his Senate colleagues.
He is known to have a good understanding of Asia affairs and the Korean Peninsula.
During his presidential campaign, he said he was open to bilateral talks with North Korea, if necessary, in addition to multilateral denuclearization talks.
Kerry met with North Korea's nuclear envoy, Ri Yong-ho, in New York in March. Ri was there to attend an informal security conference.
Following Pyongyang's rocket launch earlier this month, Kerry released a statement saying such behavior will only deepen its isolation.
Analysts expressed hopes that Kerry will take a role in easing tensions on the peninsula.
"He likely will make a new effort to restart some kind of nuclear negotiation with North Korea," said Larry Niksch, senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

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Zusammenfassung: Der 69-jährige Kerry, 2004 Präsidentschaftskandidat der Demokratischen Partei, gilt als große Nummer der diplomatischen Zirkel der USA und ist für sein gutes Verständnis asiatischer Angelegenheiten und der koreanischen Halbinsel bekannt. "Er wird wahrscheinlich einen neuen Versuch der Wiederbelebung einer Art von Atomverhandlungen mit Nordkorea unternehmen", so Larry Niksch, hochrangiger Mitarbeiter beim Zentrum für strategische und internationale Studien.