Trump-Kim summit unlikely in near future amid N. Korean demands: US experts
WASHINGTON — The prospects of a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the near future remain slim, U.S. experts said, citing Pyongyang's demands for a shift in Washington's policy toward the North, including its approach to denuclearization. Jenny Town, a senior fellow at the Stimson Center, and Ankit Panda, a nuclear policy expert at the Carnegie…
U.S. experts Jenny Town of the Stimson Center and Ankit Panda of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace suggest that a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the near future is unlikely. Their assessment is based on North Korea's demands for a shift in Washington's policy towards the North, particularly regarding denuclearization.
Town emphasized that North Korea has made it clear they reject the idea of any denuclearization agenda, focusing the question on whether the U.S. is willing to change its hostile policy. Both experts put the likelihood of a meeting at less than 50 percent.
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