Missed opportunity: on cancellation of Trump-Kim summit

Missed opportunity: on cancellation of Trump-Kim summit

News:

1. American President Donald Trump’s abruptly call off his planned June 12 meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore.

Important Analysis

2. US decision to call off the meeting has dashed hopes of a breakthrough between US and North Korea. It also heightened risks of a confrontation on the Korean peninsula.
3. After the announcement of summit proposal, North Korea makes a series of gestures meant to improve the path for the meeting

• North korea and south Korean President Moon Jae-in meet at a border village in the demilitarised zone.
• The North pledged to halt nuclear and missile tests,
• Released three Korean-Americans.
• It dismantled its Punggye-ri nuclear test site

4. In return US response was not so positive

• US conducts a a joint military exercise with South Korea.
• Trump’s National Security Adviser, John Bolton, angered the North Koreans by suggesting that Mr. Kim could follow the 2003 Libyan disarmament model.

5. Despite the setback, hopes for an eventual one-to-one meeting still exist. North Korea said US to reconsider their decision to unilaterally cancel the summit.
6. Both leaders should address the crisis with diplomacy. They work in collaboration for the de-escalation of tension, if not outright denuclearisation, on the peninsula and work to reschedule the summit.