The failure of this week’s Hanoi Summit between President Trump and Kim
Jong Un looked pretty negative at first. North Korea’s foreign minister
even expressed doubts about whether future talks were going to happen .
But the state media, the most reliable metric of where North Korea’s government stands on international issues is taking a much different tack. They are focusing on the progress that was made, and the hopes for the future talks.
The Rodong newspaper hailed the “constructive and candid exchange of
opinions” between the two sides, and was quick to say that the North
Korean government was not going to walk away from the opportunity for
more talks.
US officials have also said they intend to continue to talks. So far,
however, neither side has provided any indication on when the two sides
will get together again, and it’s likely to be lower-level talks for the
time being.
North Korean Media Focuses on Progress, Not Failures in Summit
Reports present summit as a 'constructive and candid exchange'
Jason Ditz is Senior Editor for Antiwar.com. He has 20 years of experience in foreign policy research and his work has appeared in The American Conservative, Responsible Statecraft, Forbes, Toronto Star, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Providence Journal, Washington Times, and the Detroit Free Press.
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