路透：美國祕密外交嘗試與朝鮮直接對話

Reuters news agency says the United States is pursuing direct diplomacy behind the scenes with North Korea, despite the ongoing war of words between President Donald Trump and Pyongyang.

In an exclusive story published Wednesday, Reuters says it has learned from an unnamed State Department official that Joseph Yun, the U.S. special envoy to North Korea, has been speaking with diplomats stationed at the North's United Nations mission, utilizing what is known in the diplomatic trade as "the New York channel."

President Trump has openly vowed to destroy North Korea if the regime continues to develop its nuclear and ballistic missile weapons programs. Pyongyang this year conducted it sixth and most powerful nuclear detonation and has test fired a number of missiles, including a purported intercontinental ballistic missile that, if perfected, could theoretically reach the U.S. mainland.

When Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said last month that Washington was seeking a diplomatic opening with Pyongyang, Trump went on Twitter and urged Tillerson to stop "wasting his time trying to negotiate with 'Little Rocket Man' "-- the derisive nickname he has bestowed on the young leader.路透社報道，儘管川普總統與平壤持續惡語相加，美國正在祕密尋求與朝鮮的直接外交接觸。

路透社在星期三公佈的獨家報道中表示，一名不願透露姓名的美國國務院官員透露，美國對朝政策特別代表尹汝尚一直在與朝鮮駐聯合國特派團的外交官保持聯繫，利用外交行業中人們所知的 “紐約渠道”。

川普總統曾公開誓言，如果朝鮮政權繼續發展核武器和彈道導彈計劃，就將摧毀朝鮮。平壤今年進行了第六次，也是最強大的一次核爆試驗，並試射了幾枚導彈，其中一枚被認爲是洲際彈道導彈，這種導彈如果技術完備了，理論上可以到達美國大陸。

美國國務卿蒂勒森上個月表示，華盛頓正在與平壤尋求外交接觸時，川普在推特上勸蒂勒森停止“浪費時間嘗試與‘小火箭人'進行談判 ”。“小火箭人”是他嘲諷朝鮮年輕領導人金正恩的稱號。