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Uncertainty Looms Large Over South Korea's Bid to Revive Nuclear Diplomacy

Eunjung Cho

   WASHINGTON - South Korean President Moon Jae-in is gearing up to
   facilitate another summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North
   Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The effort, however, faces an uncertain
   future, analysts say.

   Moon recently tapped new national security chiefs who have extensive
   experience in high-level contacts with North Korea.

   The move comes days after Moon said he wants another summit between
   Trump and Kim before the November presidential election in the United
   States.

   "This lineup I think is clearly geared towards keeping the North
   Koreans engaged, finding out what the North Koreans would want at a
   summit and then trying to convince Washington that having another
   summit with the North Koreans is a good idea," Evans Revere, who served
   as the acting assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific
   Affairs in the George W. Bush administration, told VOA.

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