Kim-Trump Summit: Small deal vs. big deal
- 5 years ago
빅딜 vs. 스몰딜 무엇인가
Eyes are also on whether Kim and Trump will make a 'small deal'.... or a 'big deal'.
Although Trump hasn't been clear about exactly what concessions the U.S. might be willing to offer,.... both sides are eager to put some meat on the bones.... after what many considered as disappointing results from Singapore.
Hong Yoo has more.
Eight months have passed since the first meeting between the leaders of North Korea and the U.S. and what these two leaders are willing to yield in this second North Korea-U.S. summit is becoming a matter of pressing concern.
For the past months, they have been playing the tug of war on the denuclearization of North Korea and what the U.S. will give in return.
Last June, the U.S. requested preemptive measures for denuclearization including reporting nuclear weapons and related facilities, and in return North Korea requested the lifting of sanctions and a declaration of the end of the Korean War.
Because the two were not ready to put on the table everything that the other side wanted, they could not avoid reaching a deadlock.
They are likely to make some kind of deal at the summit this week, but the question is whether it'll be a 'big deal' or 'small deal'.
The result that experts might consider a 'small deal', is one that just continues the current momentum of working towards denuclearization.
That means a vague plan to get rid of the Yongbyeon nuclear facility in North Korea, open a joint liaison office, and provide humanitarian aid.
A 'big deal' would be North Korea providing a detailed roadmap to denuclearization.
This could include a schedule for the dismantling of the Yongbyeon nuclear facility along with verification by international inspectors.
In return, the U.S. will have to lift some sanctions such as allowing import of oil.
But experts say that such a deal will be hard to make.
"North Korea is only offering to give up Yongbyeon without any specifics of how the U.S. can verify whether it has been dismantled or not. So if North Korea does not offer something more and instead stands its ground, the U.S. will probably only offer humanitarian aid, creating a joint liaison office, maybe allowing the reopening of Geumgangsan Mountain tours and partially lifting sanctions for inter-Korean economic cooperation."
Hong Yoo, Arirang News.
Eyes are also on whether Kim and Trump will make a 'small deal'.... or a 'big deal'.
Although Trump hasn't been clear about exactly what concessions the U.S. might be willing to offer,.... both sides are eager to put some meat on the bones.... after what many considered as disappointing results from Singapore.
Hong Yoo has more.
Eight months have passed since the first meeting between the leaders of North Korea and the U.S. and what these two leaders are willing to yield in this second North Korea-U.S. summit is becoming a matter of pressing concern.
For the past months, they have been playing the tug of war on the denuclearization of North Korea and what the U.S. will give in return.
Last June, the U.S. requested preemptive measures for denuclearization including reporting nuclear weapons and related facilities, and in return North Korea requested the lifting of sanctions and a declaration of the end of the Korean War.
Because the two were not ready to put on the table everything that the other side wanted, they could not avoid reaching a deadlock.
They are likely to make some kind of deal at the summit this week, but the question is whether it'll be a 'big deal' or 'small deal'.
The result that experts might consider a 'small deal', is one that just continues the current momentum of working towards denuclearization.
That means a vague plan to get rid of the Yongbyeon nuclear facility in North Korea, open a joint liaison office, and provide humanitarian aid.
A 'big deal' would be North Korea providing a detailed roadmap to denuclearization.
This could include a schedule for the dismantling of the Yongbyeon nuclear facility along with verification by international inspectors.
In return, the U.S. will have to lift some sanctions such as allowing import of oil.
But experts say that such a deal will be hard to make.
"North Korea is only offering to give up Yongbyeon without any specifics of how the U.S. can verify whether it has been dismantled or not. So if North Korea does not offer something more and instead stands its ground, the U.S. will probably only offer humanitarian aid, creating a joint liaison office, maybe allowing the reopening of Geumgangsan Mountain tours and partially lifting sanctions for inter-Korean economic cooperation."
Hong Yoo, Arirang News.