N. Korea, U.S. expected to resume denuclearization talks within few weeks

다시 도는 한반도 시계, 연내 결실 변수는? The stalled denuclearization talks between North Korea and the U.S. appear to be getting back on track. North Korea said Monday that talks will likely resume within a few weeks. President Moon Jae-in has also vowed to offer full support for the peace process on the Korean peninsula. With Moon scheduled to meet with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly next week,... there's hope that denuclearization talks could pick up further speed. Today, we go in-depth into what to expect in the next coming weeks,... and see what possible variables lie ahead before North Korea and the U.S. finally sit together at the negotiation table. For that Dr. Kim Hyun-wook, Professor at the Korea National Diplomatic Academy joins me in the studio today. There's growing speculation that working level talks on denuclearization may resume as early as the end of this month. The director-general of the department of American affairs at the North Korean foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday that... discussions are expected to start within a few weeks. But the statement also stressed that talks will be possible only after threats are fully removed and that it's up to the U.S. whether the meeting serves as an opportunity... or brings about a crisis. How are you looking at the situation? When and where do you think the talks will take place? Another focus is on who will be on the negotiation teams. From the U.S.,... the team will likely include U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo... and Steve Biegun Special Representative for North Korea. What do you think about the North Korean side? President Moon Jae-in on Monday said that he will actively support the resumption if North Korea-U.S. talks. He will also be in the U.S. next week to attend the UN General Assembly. There's growing hope that his could create momentum for denuclearization talks. Can we say Moon's facilitator role has again become a key factor? On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly,... Presidents Moon and Trump are scheduled to sit down for talks. Amid speculation of working-level talks getting back on track as well as a potential North Korea-U.S. summit,... much interest is on what Moon and Trump will be discussing. What are some things we should look out for? Since Trump fired his National Security Advisor John Bolton,... eyes are on what changes this might bring to Washington's policy towards Pyeongyang. A key reason for his dismissal was that Bolton wanted to apply the Libya model on North Korea. In a way, Trump has shown that he's opposed to that model. What do you think this means for denuclearization talks with North Korea? According to U.S. media,... Trump and Bolton clashed over the lifting of sanctions on Iran before he was sacked. Trump said he may lift some sanctions as a way to kickstart nuclear negotiations with Tehran. If that's the case, what do you think this means for North Korea? North Korea has recently called on the U.S. to bring a "new calculation method" to the table -- or else dealings between the two "may come to an end." What do you think it's referring to? And how do you think Washington will take that "request" so to speak? According to a local newspaper on Monday citing diplomatic sources,... North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has invited Donald Trump to Pyeongyang in a letter. If so, it would be a second letter within a week. Trump said in early August that he'd received a beautiful letter from Kim and that they could have another meeting. Do you think this signals another potential summit in the near future? Shifting gears,... the U.S. has placed sanctions on three hacking groups controlled by North Korea for their part in major global cyberattacks. These groups are accused of organizing the 2017 WannaCry ransomware attack. Do you think the latest announcement shows that the Trump administration will be keeping pressure on the North even while maintaining dialogue? What sort of response do you see coming from Pyeongyang? Thank you for your insights. #NorthKorea #US #expected #resume #denuclearization #talks #fewweeks Arirang News Facebook:   / arirangtvnews