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Experts: US, North Korea Must Agree on Terms of Denuclearization at Talks

Christy Lee

   WASHINGTON - If nuclear talks are to be successful, Washington and
   Pyongyang need to compromise their positions to agree on a shared
   definition and process of denuclearization, experts say.

   "I believe that if both sides show flexibility and creativity that has
   been called for on the U.S. side, and if North Korea determines that
   the U.S. brings with it a new method of calculation, there is a
   possibility that there could be a deal," said Scott Snyder, a senior
   fellow for Korea studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. "But it
   won't be easy to close the gap between the two sides."

   North Korea and the U.S. have agreed to resume long-stalled
   working-level talks this weekend in an effort to narrow their
   differences on denuclearization.

   "I can confirm that U.S. and DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of
   Korea) officials plan to meet within the next week," U.S. State
   Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said Tuesday.

   Earlier in the day, Choe Son Hui, North Korea's first vice foreign
   minister, announced the country agreed to resume talks with Washington
   on Saturday, preceded by a preliminary meeting Friday.
   

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