now let's get more analysis from another expert and for that we turn to dr. mark
berry associate editor of the international journal on world peace
thank you ever so much doctor for joining us yeah thank you for having me
around if I can get straight down to business as well if I may the two
leaders they had a brief one-on-one talk before their dinner for about 30 minutes
what do you think the two talks about during that a short amount of time
knowing President Trump he probably got down to brass tacks right away and said
this is what I'm thinking this is what I want to do and I think he combined that
with expressing his appreciation for the developing relationship which he has
touted in press conferences and on Twitter as a very very good relationship
so I think he was both encouraging with chairman Kim and at the same time giving
him a basic picture of the landscape of what lies ahead tomorrow in terms of the
things that he hopes to agree upon a beginning at 9:00 a.m. Hanoi time right
talking about brass tacks now there are a number of reports suggesting the two
countries will agree on the closing of key North Korean nuclear facilities and
the lifting of sanctions against the regime and even a possible peace
agreement to end the officially end the Korean War do you think they are
realistic assumptions this time around some of them are what I foresee is that
there will be an agreement to shut down in some way the young beyond oogulah
facility but hopefully in a way that goes beyond what was done in the past
secondly I do foresee some sort of document that will be a rather generic
peace declaration it may not have the substance that will be needed to
ultimately do away with the armistice agreement but it will be the first step
in that direction and lastly I strongly feel that liaison
offices will be agreed upon it'll be a lot of legwork to make it happen that
may develop over the course of many months or even a
year but I do believe that there's an intention to announce the opening of
liaison offices in terms of sanctions I think you relieve the sanctions that are
the most logical which would be of course not having any impediments
towards humanitarian aid perhaps some loosening of restrictions
on American citizens visiting North Korea I would hope to see some
implementation of cultural exchange and finally you have to loosen some
sanctions even if not at the bilateral level with the UN Security Council in
order to enable the Azon offices to become effective right and on sanctions
obviously these sanctions are having a huge economic impact on the country as
it is now Trump has described North Korea as a country with huge economic
potential likening the country to Viet Nam's developments do you share his
sentiment and what things do you think North Korea could learn from the host
country well chairman Kim will spend a couple of days March first and second
the touring of the country and I think seeing is believing and then as I
remember Kim il-sung saying to a delegation that I was part of in 1994
that we true various things see how it tastes and what we don't like what we
can't use we we may spit it out but he will certainly take it in I think what
the president is saying is that when a country becomes part of the
international system even a country that has had a communist and socialist
history that great things can happen and he sees if as much if not more potential
in the people living in North Korea than even in Vietnam that said Vietnam had
one might say the advantage of already being a unified country but it did
really miraculous steps to come to the point where it is today in its relations
with the US and with the international community so I think president Trump's
hope is to see an eventual lifting of the
the most severe economic sanctions but I don't think we're going to see that in
the next few months well dr. Barry thank you ever so much
for your astute observations and sharing your insights and we hope to join you
again soon thank you for your time thank you so much for your time thank you