Monday, June 04, 2018

NORTH KOREA - Off /On Summit

"U.S. is still trying to revive talks with North Korea.  Here’s how" PBS NewsHour 5/28/2018

Excerpt

SUMMARY:  The pace of diplomacy with North Korea picked up over the weekend in an effort to revive the summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.  What goes into the preparation for such a moment and can the meeting be resurrected in time?  Nick Schifrin talks with Patrick McEachern of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.




"Can U.S. and North Korea bridge fundamental disagreements?" PBS NewsHour 5/31/2018

IMHO:  Only IF Trump's ego, and lack of real preparation, does not end up with a bad deal just to allow him to boast.

Excerpt

SUMMARY:  America's top diplomat and North Korea's top envoy began Thursday with a historic handshake.  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said their talks were positive but sometimes difficult and that their teams made quick headway in setting the right conditions for a summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un.  Nick Schifrin and Yamiche Alcindor talk with Judy Woodruff.




"On-again North Korea summit ‘will be a process,’ Trump says" PBS NewsHour 6/1/2018

Excerpt

SUMMARY:  A sitting U.S. President and senior North Korean envoy in the Oval Office?  That's a scene that hasn't happened in almost 20 years.  President Trump relaunched the summit he canceled only a week ago, signaling a shift in the administration's willingness to make denuclearization a staged process.  Nick Schifrin reports.

No comments: