Next Tuesday North and South Korean officials are scheduled to meet for the first time in two years.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un started off 2018 by extending an olive branch to the country’s southern neighbour. That initiative led to the first use of the so-called ‘hotline’ telephone system connecting the two governments in two years. Pyongyang has now agreed to a South Korean proposal that the two sides meet on January 9. The meeting will take place at Panmunjom, a set of buildings in the Demilitarized Zone separating the two countries that has been used for decades as a venue for talks.

Even now, the two sides differ over what they plan to discuss. Pyongyang says it wants to talk about involvement in the Winter Olympics, which are set to take place in the South Korean resort town of Pyeongchang next month. South Korean President Moon Jae-In says the meeting should also include talks on North Korea’s nuclear and missile programmes.

So how much can Tuesday’s talks really achieve?

Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra

Guests:

In-Bum Chun – Lieutenant General (Ret.), South Korean Army

Michael Penn – President, Shingetsu News Agency.

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10 COMMENTS

  2. So what exactly is 'peace' supposed to do? The DPRK isnt going to give up it's nukes, and it's not going to let N. Koreans leave.

  5. Important move that makes both S & N to come together and debate thier fate and it will be fruitful talks if US is excluded but if they are included will be fruitless.

  6. Yes the talks between the Koreas will work to a degree, but only if the Americans aren't involved. Americans don't want, and have never wanted peace. They will be the devils advocate in any conversation.

  8. Good move. He was very close to death…total destruction was going to hit him in the summer. But he probably knows this already…wouldn't be shocked if he has spies in South Korea.

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