Will Moon-Trump summit salvage N. Korea-U.S. nuclear talks?

文대통령, 오늘 美 순방 출국, 북미 중재와 한미 공조 두 가지 과제 President Moon Jae-in departed for Washington on Wednesday for summit talks with U.S. President Trump. The talks will be the seventh of its kind, and the third to be held in the U.S. capital. Today we go in-depth on whether this Moon-Trump summit will salvage talks between North Korea and the U.S. that have halted since the no-deal Hanoi summit back in February. For that we're joined by Dr. James Kim of the Asan Institute for Policy Studies. 1. President Moon is scheduled to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo, National Security Advisor Bolton and Vice President Pence in respective order prior to his meeting with President Trump. These three officials are known for their hard-line North Korea policy. Could there be a motive behind the arrangement of those meetings? 2. Before holding an extended summit, President Moon and Trump will hold talks along with first ladies Kim Jung-sook and Melania Trump. As far as I know it's unconventional for first ladies to attend a summit meeting. Your take? 3. First ladies Kim Jung-sook and Melania Trump will hold a separate luncheon on Thursday, Washingon time. This will mark the first time in 30 years for a South Korean first lady to hold a one-on-one luncheon with a. U.S. first lady. Implications to this rare event? ( : the last such event was last held in October 1989 between then-first lady Kim Ok-sook (Roh Tae-woo's wife) and her American counterpart Barbara Bush) 4. The big question is how much the Moon-Trump summit will be able to narrow the gap between North Korea and the U.S. While the Blue House has stated that a 'continual early harvest' is needed to move denuclearization forward... what strategy do you expect from President Moon this time around? 5. Another key issue garnering much attention is whether President Moon will be able to quell the controversy surrounding Seoul and Washington's discrepant approach to North Korea's denuclearization. Your thoughts? 6. If South Korea and the U.S. succeed in finding the middle ground in resolving the nuclear stalemate, is likely to lead to the 3rd round of Pyeongayng-Washington talks, and perhaps Kim Jong-un's visit to Seoul as well? 7. Kim Jong-un presided the meeting of the ruling Workers' Party Central Committee's Politbureau on Tuesday, calling for a 'new strategic line' to cope with a 'tense situation'. He also attended the where he Judging from his recent moves, can you read what is on Kim's card? 8. During Tuesday's meeting, North Korea unusually refrained from lashing out harsh rhetoric toward the U.S. while also not mentioning a word about nuclear weapons. How do you see that? How do you assess today's meeting/ words? Arirang News Facebook:   / arirangtvnews