Various locations being considered for possible U.S.-North Korea summit
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After the historic inter-Korean event,... the attention of the world will shift to the possible Washington-Pyongyang summit.
President Donald Trump claims five locations are considered,... and that the meeting could take place in early June or before that.
While he did not elaborate further... according to our Park Hee-jun, many media outlets have been naming potential venues. The possible U.S.-North Korea summit has a huge question mark hovering above it.
Where and when will Kim and Trump meet?
U.S. news outlets report that Washington has ruled out Pyongyang, Seoul, and Panmunjom.
And the two sides are looking for a location that does not pose any security threats,... and is seen as neutral rather than aligned to one of the two sides.
According to the Wall Street Journal,... China and Japan are unlikely to be the host nations for the summit,... as China is a predominant backer of the North Korean economy,... while Japan is with the United States in seeking the regime's denuclearization.
Rather, locations in Europe, such as Geneva,... or in Southeast Asia, such as Singapore, are being suggested as possible sites.
Geneva, which Bloomberg and NBC have also named as a potential location,... is in the neutral nation of Switzerland,... and has hosted many diplomatic meetings in the past.
It's also where the nuclear non-proliferation agreement between the two nations was signed in 1994.
Bloomberg has listed nine potential locations,... including the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar.
Mongolia borders Russia and China and has diplomatic ties with both the U.S. and North Korea.
Considering that Kim could be limited by the type of transportation he can use-- Ulaanbaatar would be a realistic destination that can be reached by train.
Bloomberg has also mentioned Sweden, Poland, and Thailand as potential spots-- because they're among the few countries that host North Korean embassies.
As for the date,... President Trump said the meeting could be held in "early June or before"
-- but the Wall Street Journal reported it could take place in mid-June after the G7 meeting-- set for June 8th and June 9th.
Park Hee-jun, Arirang News.
After the historic inter-Korean event,... the attention of the world will shift to the possible Washington-Pyongyang summit.
President Donald Trump claims five locations are considered,... and that the meeting could take place in early June or before that.
While he did not elaborate further... according to our Park Hee-jun, many media outlets have been naming potential venues. The possible U.S.-North Korea summit has a huge question mark hovering above it.
Where and when will Kim and Trump meet?
U.S. news outlets report that Washington has ruled out Pyongyang, Seoul, and Panmunjom.
And the two sides are looking for a location that does not pose any security threats,... and is seen as neutral rather than aligned to one of the two sides.
According to the Wall Street Journal,... China and Japan are unlikely to be the host nations for the summit,... as China is a predominant backer of the North Korean economy,... while Japan is with the United States in seeking the regime's denuclearization.
Rather, locations in Europe, such as Geneva,... or in Southeast Asia, such as Singapore, are being suggested as possible sites.
Geneva, which Bloomberg and NBC have also named as a potential location,... is in the neutral nation of Switzerland,... and has hosted many diplomatic meetings in the past.
It's also where the nuclear non-proliferation agreement between the two nations was signed in 1994.
Bloomberg has listed nine potential locations,... including the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar.
Mongolia borders Russia and China and has diplomatic ties with both the U.S. and North Korea.
Considering that Kim could be limited by the type of transportation he can use-- Ulaanbaatar would be a realistic destination that can be reached by train.
Bloomberg has also mentioned Sweden, Poland, and Thailand as potential spots-- because they're among the few countries that host North Korean embassies.
As for the date,... President Trump said the meeting could be held in "early June or before"
-- but the Wall Street Journal reported it could take place in mid-June after the G7 meeting-- set for June 8th and June 9th.
Park Hee-jun, Arirang News.