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DPRK-USA Summit to pave way for trust building

The second DPRK-USA Summit is a chance to build trust between the two countries and create favourable conditions for negotiations on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, commented Dr. Le Hong Hiep, an expert at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore.
DPRK-USA Summit to pave way for trust building ảnh 1US President Donald Trump (L) and DPRK leader Kim Jong-un at their meeting in Singapore in June 2018 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The secondDPRK-USA Summit is a chance to build trust between the two countries and createfavourable conditions for negotiations on the denuclearization of the KoreanPeninsula, commented Dr. Le Hong Hiep, an expert at the Institute of SoutheastAsian Studies in Singapore.

Dr. Hiep said that the currentinternational situation and the improved relationship between the US and theDPRK may pose certain impacts on the overall situation of their negotiationsand its outcomes after their first meeting in June 2018 in Singapore.

However, he held that one year isnot enough to deal with all problems, thus a third or fourth or many otherrounds of negotiations may take place in the future.

But it can be optimistic that duringthe second meeting, the DPRK-US relations may reach certain progress such asputting forth a clearer definition of the denuclearization progress of the DPRK,thus paving the way for next steps.

Hiep asserted that thenegotiations between the two countries may come to a final and practicalsolution. If the two sides wish to show their goodwill amidst no progress isreached in the denuclearization, they may issue an official announcement on theend of the Korean war, thus opening the way for the building of trust betweenthem as well as facilitating negotiations on the denulearisation on the KoreanPeninsula.

Regarding the role of Vietnam asthe host of the second summit, Dr. Hiep said that the fact that Vietnam hasbeen chosen as the venue of the summit showed that both US and DPRK have trustin Vietnam and hope that their selection will contribute to promoting thereconciliation process as well as the opening and reform process of the DPRK.

The expert expressed his beliefthat if Vietnam successfully hosts the event, its role and prestige in theglobal arena will be enhanced. Meanwhile, the Vietnam-US relationship as wellas the Vietnam-DPRK ties will have a new foundation for stronger development inthe future, he added.-VNA
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