On left is North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, and on right is Joe Biden, the president-elect of the United States. Yonhap

By Jung Da-min

North Korea has yet to report on the election of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States.

North Korea watchers said Pyongyang is expected to keep a prudent stance over Biden's election and his new administration, as it could take some time for his administration to draw up its North Korea policy.

They said North Korea will first want to see who the new U.S. administration appoints to handle issues with the reclusive state.

"North Korea has deliberately shown an indifferent attitude toward the U.S. presidential election, hardly making any comments on the election in its state media reports," said Cheong Seong-chang, a fellow with the Washington, D.C.-based think tank the Wilson Center and a senior research fellow with the Seoul-based Sejong Institute. "However, I presume that the North Korean leadership has an extraordinary interest in this election internally, as a change in the U.S. administration could greatly affect the security environment of North Korea."