Various locations being considered for possible U.S.-North Korea summit
- 6 years ago
After the long-anticipated inter-Korean summit,... all eyes will turn to the possible North Korea-U.S. summit.
The discussions on the time and place of the meeting are still in progress.
However, it's been reported that the two leaders are unlikely to visit each other's countries,... meaning Pyongyang, Washington, and also Panmunjom are pretty much excluded from the list.
For more, let's talk to our Park Hee-jun who has joined me in the studio.
Good Afternoon Hee-jun.
Hi, Mark.
So Hee-jun, we still don’t know when or where the summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump is going to take place?
No, not yet. U.S. President Trump did say on April 17th,... that five locations are being considered for the summit between the United States and North Korea.
And that meeting could take place in "early June or before."
He didn't specify where those five locations are,... but numerous reports have been pointing to a handful of places.
Recently, the Wall Street Journal-- citing high-level officials-- reported that the summit is being planned for mid-June at a politically neutral site.
It said China and Japan appear to have been eliminated as possible sites for the summit,... because China is a predominant backer of the North Korean economy,... while Japan is with the United States in seeking the regime's denuclearization.
Instead, locations in Europe, such as Geneva,... or in Southeast Asia, such as Singapore, were suggested as possible summit sites.
Geneva is in the neutral nation of Switzerland,... and it has hosted many diplomatic meetings in the past-- while Singapore has diplomatic ties with both nations.
Bloomberg and NBC have also mentioned Switzerland as a potential location.
The discussions on the time and place of the meeting are still in progress.
However, it's been reported that the two leaders are unlikely to visit each other's countries,... meaning Pyongyang, Washington, and also Panmunjom are pretty much excluded from the list.
For more, let's talk to our Park Hee-jun who has joined me in the studio.
Good Afternoon Hee-jun.
Hi, Mark.
So Hee-jun, we still don’t know when or where the summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump is going to take place?
No, not yet. U.S. President Trump did say on April 17th,... that five locations are being considered for the summit between the United States and North Korea.
And that meeting could take place in "early June or before."
He didn't specify where those five locations are,... but numerous reports have been pointing to a handful of places.
Recently, the Wall Street Journal-- citing high-level officials-- reported that the summit is being planned for mid-June at a politically neutral site.
It said China and Japan appear to have been eliminated as possible sites for the summit,... because China is a predominant backer of the North Korean economy,... while Japan is with the United States in seeking the regime's denuclearization.
Instead, locations in Europe, such as Geneva,... or in Southeast Asia, such as Singapore, were suggested as possible summit sites.
Geneva is in the neutral nation of Switzerland,... and it has hosted many diplomatic meetings in the past-- while Singapore has diplomatic ties with both nations.
Bloomberg and NBC have also mentioned Switzerland as a potential location.