Japanese expert predicts outcomes from second DPRK-USA Summit
The upcoming DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam looks likely to produce outcomes of a certain level, predicted Prof. Yoshiki Mine, President of Japan’s Institute for Peaceful Diplomacy.
Hanoi is ready for the second DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The upcoming DPRK-USA Hanoi SummitVietnam looks likely to produce outcomes of a certain level, predicted Prof.Yoshiki Mine, President of Japan’s Institute for Peaceful Diplomacy.
The East Asian diplomacy expert, in an interview granted to theVietnam News Agency’s correspondent in Japan, said that the DPRK and the UShave widely different viewpoints and approaches heading into the meeting.
The US has asked for verifiable denuclearisation measures,while the DPRK wants multi-step solutions and does not agree with such immediatemeasures, he noted, holding that this is a major distinction.
Therefore, the second meeting between the DPRK and US leaders,taking place in Hanoi on February 27-28, will either reach an agreement onstep-to-step solutions or come to a deal on comprehensive and verifiabledenuclearisation, said Prof. Yoshiki Mine.
Meanwhile, he asserted that the summit may pose more risk toPresident Trump as if the meeting is not fruitful, he will face a difficultsituation at home where public opinion will raise questions on the significanceof the meeting.
Regarding the possibility that the US will remove sanctionson the DPRK, the Japanese expert held that there is no chance of the removalhappening.
He said that to the US, sanction measures are necessary andimportant to complete the target of realising the denuclearisation process.Therefore, Washington will not easily loosen the measures, stated Prof. YoshikiMine.
Commenting on Vietnam as the host of the second DPRK-USASummit, the expert said that the Vietnamese economy is developing strongly and thatDPRK leader Kim Jong-un is greatly interested in socio-economic development. –VNA
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Hanoi is ready for the second DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam (Photo: VNA) 
