And to talk with us more about President Moon's role in orchestrating the potential meeting
between U.S. President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un,...
Dr. Woo Jung-yeop,... a research fellow at the Sejong Institute, joins us in the studio
today.
So good to see you
Good to be here.
1- Many reports have been giving credit to President Moon for setting up the potential
summit between the U.S. and North Korea,... with some even calling it an "impressive accomplishment"
for the South Korean president.....
given that Washington and Pyongyang had traded threats of war for months up until now.
How would you assess
the
President's diplomacy?
2- So
it's going to get quite busy for the Blue House....
as it gets ready for the inter-Korean summit coming up in April...
and
as it tries to bring the U.S. and North Korea to the table by May.
3- There's also interest over *where the talks may take place between Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim.
What's your outlook on this?
4- With President Moon now in the "driver's seat" trying to resolve the standoff over
North Korea's nuclear program,... what are some of the things that he has to be aware
of in regards to dealing with President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un?
5- Other countries have been reacting to this news as well.
China and Russia,..... the two major countries with the closest ties to North Korea,... have
welcomed the news of Trump accepting the invitation from Kim.
6- How
about Japan?
How
has Japan been reacting and responding to the potential summit between the U.S. and
North Korea?
7- Some experts say that our neighboring countries seem concerned about what some
call "China passing" and "Japan passing", and that South Korea and the U.S. may exclude
China and Japan from talks about North Korea policy.
8- What are the possibilities of us seeing the resumption of the long-dormant six party
nuclear talks then?
9- So President Moon was able to pull the U.S. and North Korea back from the brink of
war, but he still faces some risks,... considering that if talks fail,... then the Korean Peninsula
may be pulled back to the risk of military conflict.
With that in mind, what are some of the tasks remaining for President Moon and the South
Korean government for
the upcoming talks
to
be
a success?
Thank you
for
your
insight today.
My pleasure.