This is an archive article published on May 21, 2022
Joe Biden says US offered Covid vaccines to North Korea but no response
North Korea has imposed a sweeping lockdown and other restrictions during its first confirmed outbreak.
US President Joe Biden (Reuters) US President Joe Biden said Saturday his country had offered to provide coronavirus vaccines to North Korea, which has imposed a sweeping lockdown and other restrictions during its first confirmed outbreak, but there had been no response from Pyongyang.
He made the remarks at a joint news conference with South Korea’s new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, following their first summit in Seoul.