한미정상회담 종료, 북한의 반응은? - 우정엽 박사 대담

Joining us in the studio to go over these latest developments is Dr. Woo Jung-yeop,... a research fellow at the Sejong Institute. Dr. Woo thank you for joining us.

My pleasure.

1 - The Moon-Trump summit seems to have gone well. They've said they will work towards making the North Korea-U.S. summit happen. Trump was a bit cagey about whether it will actually happen on the scheduled June 12th date in Singapore, but said negotiations are on-going. What is your take-away from the Moon-Trump meeting?

2 - One interesting comment that Trump made at the press briefing with Moon... he was asked whether he would go for a incremental or all-in-one 'big deal' style of denuclearization. He said, quote, "It would certainly be better if it were all in one. Does it have to be? I don't think I want to totally commit myself." How should we take that comment? Should we see it as Trump back-tracking from demanding CVID? Or is this just an off-hand remark to the press that we shouldn't take too seriously?

2a - Vice President Mike Pence said in a radio interview that there will be no rewards until the regime carries out CVID. Perhaps a more hardline tone than Trump. The administration does not seem to be all on the same page.

3 - Trump was also very clear about the fact that he would guarantee the safety of the North Korean regime. Do you think this is what North Korea wanted to hear? Will it help the negotiations?

4 - Trump said that the North Korea-U.S. summit will happen but maybe not on June 12th as planned. His Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo however said later that the summit is still on track for June 12th. What do you think is going on here?

5 - The U.S. President also made another passing allegation that Chinese President Xi Jinping exerted some influence on Kim Jong-un to change Pyongyang's attitude towards Washington. Is this allegation fair?