North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s suggestion of direct talks with South Korea has been quickly and eagerly endorsed by South Korea’s Moon government, with officials saying it is a “groundbreaking” opportunity to establish direct talks for the first time in years.
South Korea’s Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon proposed that the first such talks be held next week, on January 9, in the demilitarized zone. This would focus primarily on confidence building and assuring further talks, but would likely also include talk of North Korea’s participation in the Winter Olympics, which start in February.
The ultimate goal would be to get more or less permanent diplomatic dialogue going between the two nations, and to greatly reduce military tensions which had surged throughout 2017. South Korean officials say they’re consulting with the US on the matter.
Which may not be a good sign, as the US position on the talks is unclear at best. President Trump suggested he was undecided if such talks were good or bad, and the State Department, while conceding that two nations could talk of they wanted to, similarly confirmed the US hadn’t decided if this was desirable. Ambassador Nikki Haley was critical of the talks, insisting that US preconditions be accepted.
Oh this is brilliant. The US inadvertently bringing the two Koreas closer. They definitely don’t want that.
South Korea would have to demand the U.S. leave their country and appeal to the U.N. for legal support. Doing so is probably a matter of life or death for them.
Does Nikki Haley really work for the State Department?
Another trick by North Korea.
It has broken its word so many times it’s ridiculous.
Check the facts.
I’d say we were much more responsible for past nuke deal failures with the North if that is what you were referring to. We’re doing the same with the Iran deal presently.
….but during all that time, they haven’t bombed or invaded anyone like we have.
“consulting with the US on the matter”. The kiss of death.
North Korea and south Korea are unimportant-Nikki Haley is the boss.
The fact that these talks are even happening is a sign that the US’s standing in the region is actually waning which is a rare reason for rejoice. Thank you for being an ass, Mr. President. Make America Weak Again!
It isn’t the President; it’s the liberal interventionist/neocon warmonger Deep State that appears to be running the country insofar as foreign warmongering affairs are concerned. The last President that didn’t fit the same mold was Reagan who, like Trump, thought that talking to the Soviets was a good idea.
Yeah, Reagan also believed that slinging coke for baby killers in Nicaragua was a good idea. My point being, in spite of the rhetoric, the actions of Trump and Reagan are anything but benevolent. You can’t blame everything on the deep state anymore than you can blame everything on Trump. They both have essentially the same goal- Make the American Empire Great Again- they just differ (slightly) on the strategy of how to achieve this. More than anything though, the establishment hates Trump because he makes them look bad by association and I think THAT is great.
They need to kick all US troops OUT of the country. Sure, this will seriously hurt the prostitution, alcohol, drug, and golfing sectors of the economy, but it will be worth it if tensions are eased or if reunification happens someday.