Will new players get active in current N. Korea-U.S. talks?
- 5 years ago
With all this under our belt, North Korea-U.S. denuclearization talks could get even more complicated,... as new points have been raised at the summit yesterday.
Our Lee Ji-won has more.
Will new players become active in the current North Korea-U.S. talks?
The question emerged as Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the need for six-party talks during his press conference on Thursday after his banquet with Kim Jong-un.
"If South Korea or the U.S. can guarantee the North's security, then the multi-party talks won't be needed. But I don't think the two countries can come up with a complete mechanism to achieve that,... so the North needs the six-party cooperation system as well."
Saying that all the regime wants is a security guarantee,... Putin said the international society needs to promise the North that in order for it to denuclearize.
The talks which involve the two Koreas, the U.S., China, Japan and Russia, have been stalled since 2009, as the North withdrew from them.
And since last year's renewed momentum for dialogue,... North Korea and the U.S.,... along with South Korea as the mediator and facilitator have been the main players.
But Putin also hinted at his hopes and plans of playing a bigger role -- the mediator, by saying that he will talk with China and the U.S. to relay Kim Jong-un's stance.
Pundits say this is part of Putin's strategy to expand Russia's regional influence as well as stand up against the U.S..
But pundits say this won't actually be helpful to the denuclearization talks.
"The current denuclearization talks must be solved between the North and the U.S. in a top-down approach. That's how this problem can be tackled with speed. If we enter the six party talks, it's not likely that this issue will be resolved within the Moon administration's term."
Meanwhile, responding to the Kim-Putin summit, the U.S. State Department has once again stressed that the international community is committed to North Korea's final, fully verified denuclearization.
Replying to Radio Free Asia's request for a comment, the State Department said Thursday that the U.S. will continue to work closely with its allies and other partners to achieve their shared goal of North Korea's FFVD.
Lee Ji-won, Arirang News.
Our Lee Ji-won has more.
Will new players become active in the current North Korea-U.S. talks?
The question emerged as Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the need for six-party talks during his press conference on Thursday after his banquet with Kim Jong-un.
"If South Korea or the U.S. can guarantee the North's security, then the multi-party talks won't be needed. But I don't think the two countries can come up with a complete mechanism to achieve that,... so the North needs the six-party cooperation system as well."
Saying that all the regime wants is a security guarantee,... Putin said the international society needs to promise the North that in order for it to denuclearize.
The talks which involve the two Koreas, the U.S., China, Japan and Russia, have been stalled since 2009, as the North withdrew from them.
And since last year's renewed momentum for dialogue,... North Korea and the U.S.,... along with South Korea as the mediator and facilitator have been the main players.
But Putin also hinted at his hopes and plans of playing a bigger role -- the mediator, by saying that he will talk with China and the U.S. to relay Kim Jong-un's stance.
Pundits say this is part of Putin's strategy to expand Russia's regional influence as well as stand up against the U.S..
But pundits say this won't actually be helpful to the denuclearization talks.
"The current denuclearization talks must be solved between the North and the U.S. in a top-down approach. That's how this problem can be tackled with speed. If we enter the six party talks, it's not likely that this issue will be resolved within the Moon administration's term."
Meanwhile, responding to the Kim-Putin summit, the U.S. State Department has once again stressed that the international community is committed to North Korea's final, fully verified denuclearization.
Replying to Radio Free Asia's request for a comment, the State Department said Thursday that the U.S. will continue to work closely with its allies and other partners to achieve their shared goal of North Korea's FFVD.
Lee Ji-won, Arirang News.