South and North Korea are set to resume dialogue later this week, but the agenda and the venue
of the talks are still up in the air.
For an in-depth look at what's happening between the two Koreas,. we're joined by Dr. Kim Chul-woo
, senior research fellow at the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses.
Good to have you with us.
1.
From reopening of the Gaeseong industrial zone. to the resumption of tours to Mt.
Geumgang,.
North Korea is being quite agressive in engaging the South
in dialogue.
Why?
2.
The two Koreas are still trying to come to terms on where to hold talks on the reunions
for separated families.
The South suggested holding talks at the truce village of Panmunjeom, but North Korea proposed
Mt.
Geumgang.
Why is it so important for the North to hold talks there?
3.
Given that the South and North haved agreed to hold family reunions
for separated families, how big in scale can we expect them to be?
How many people?
4.
And what of
the possibility
of Pyongyang canceling all
inter-Korean talks if Seoul rejects the North's proposal to resume talks on the halted Mt.Geumgang
tours?
5.
President Park Geun-hye's so-called 'trustpolitik' is
widely seen as a success so far in dealing with the North.
How do you think the president should shape her North Korea policy in the future?
Thank you Dr. Kim
for
sharing your insights with us today.