Is North Korea willing to negotiate away its nuclear weapons?



Expert Surveys Is North Korea willing to negotiate away its nuclear weapons? Experts weigh in on Pyongyang's reported comments regarding U.S.-DPRK dialogue, denuclearization Hamish Macdonald \| Leo Byrne March 6, 2018 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCNA North Korean officials during meetings with South Koreans over the last two days expressed their “will” to denuclearize if the DPRK’s security is guaranteed, Seoul announced on Tuesday. The announcement was made by Chung Eui-yong, Chief of the South Korean National Security Office (NSO), who had led a delegation to Pyongyang for talks with DPRK representatives over the weekend. “The North clarified its will to denuclearize the Korean peninsula, and made it clear that there is no reason to possess nuclear weapons if the security of the North Korean regime is guaranteed,” Chung said. “The North expressed their intention to have © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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Is North Korea willing to negotiate away its nuclear weapons?

Experts weigh in on Pyongyang's reported comments regarding U.S.-DPRK dialogue, denuclearization

Hamish Macdonald | Leo Byrne March 6, 2018

Is North Korea willing to negotiate away its nuclear weapons?

KCNA

North Korean officials during meetings with South Koreans over the last two days expressed their “will” to denuclearize if the DPRK’s security is guaranteed, Seoul announced on Tuesday.

The announcement was made by Chung Eui-yong, Chief of the South Korean National Security Office (NSO), who had led a delegation to Pyongyang for talks with DPRK representatives over the weekend.

“The North clarified its will to denuclearize the Korean peninsula, and made it clear that there is no reason to possess nuclear weapons if the security of the North Korean regime is guaranteed,” Chung said.

“The North expressed their intention to have

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Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI who formerly worked on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.

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