S. Korea on close watch for Kim-Trump summit
- 6 years ago
한국정부, 북미정상회담 실시간 대응... 싱가포르 현지 대응본부 가동
It's the eve of the long-waited summit between North Korea and the U.S.
As the results of that summit deals directly with security on the Korean Peninsula and goes in sync with future developments in inter-Korean relations,... the South Korean government is on the ground and keeps a close watch.
Our Oh Jung-hee, who's part of Arirang's Singapore summit special coverage team, files us this report from Singapore.
Negotiations between North Korea and the U.S. are continuing until the very last minute... but, it's nothing to worry.
That's according to South Korea's presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae... at a press briefing in Singapore on Monday.
Speaking to the international press, Seoul said... the fact that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump are sitting face-to-face, in and of itself, is a big leap forward.
"The fact that the leaders of North Korea and the U.S. arrived in Singapore yesterday marks the official beginning of the summit and that is highly significant. We expect a fierce tug-of-war to continue between the two sides until tomorrow's summit ends, but we also expect some good outcome."
During the 7 decades that have passed since the end of the Korean War,... there's been no single North Korea-U.S. summit.
And that is why, Seoul says, it's all the more crucial for both sides to build and confirm confidence in each other... at this first-ever summit.
An unnamed official from South Korea's presidential office highlighted... it is one of Pyongyang's biggest goals to be recognized as a sincere partner for dialogue.
The South Korean government is cautious in its comments on the Pyongyang-Washington summit, but it's keeping close tabs on the developments,... dispatching a special team of officials on the ground.
The team is to deliver the latest developments of Kim-Trump summit to the home government,... while bringing and releasing the South Korean government's own response as well.
All that will happen at Korea Press Center -- a press center Seoul set up in Singapore separately from International Media Center.
"As for now, there's a low possibility that a three-way summit involving South Korean President Moon Jae-in will happen after the North Korea-U.S. summit ends, but Seoul says it will stay ready for all possible scenarios. Once the results of the summit is out, Seoul is to release its official response here, at the Korea Press Center. Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News, Singapore."
It's the eve of the long-waited summit between North Korea and the U.S.
As the results of that summit deals directly with security on the Korean Peninsula and goes in sync with future developments in inter-Korean relations,... the South Korean government is on the ground and keeps a close watch.
Our Oh Jung-hee, who's part of Arirang's Singapore summit special coverage team, files us this report from Singapore.
Negotiations between North Korea and the U.S. are continuing until the very last minute... but, it's nothing to worry.
That's according to South Korea's presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae... at a press briefing in Singapore on Monday.
Speaking to the international press, Seoul said... the fact that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump are sitting face-to-face, in and of itself, is a big leap forward.
"The fact that the leaders of North Korea and the U.S. arrived in Singapore yesterday marks the official beginning of the summit and that is highly significant. We expect a fierce tug-of-war to continue between the two sides until tomorrow's summit ends, but we also expect some good outcome."
During the 7 decades that have passed since the end of the Korean War,... there's been no single North Korea-U.S. summit.
And that is why, Seoul says, it's all the more crucial for both sides to build and confirm confidence in each other... at this first-ever summit.
An unnamed official from South Korea's presidential office highlighted... it is one of Pyongyang's biggest goals to be recognized as a sincere partner for dialogue.
The South Korean government is cautious in its comments on the Pyongyang-Washington summit, but it's keeping close tabs on the developments,... dispatching a special team of officials on the ground.
The team is to deliver the latest developments of Kim-Trump summit to the home government,... while bringing and releasing the South Korean government's own response as well.
All that will happen at Korea Press Center -- a press center Seoul set up in Singapore separately from International Media Center.
"As for now, there's a low possibility that a three-way summit involving South Korean President Moon Jae-in will happen after the North Korea-U.S. summit ends, but Seoul says it will stay ready for all possible scenarios. Once the results of the summit is out, Seoul is to release its official response here, at the Korea Press Center. Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News, Singapore."