SouthKorea's moonjaein faces new pressure to revive TrumpKim talks
SEOUL - As talks between US President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un flourished last year, South Korean leader Moon Jae-in enjoyed international praise for bringing them together. Now that they've split, he's facing pressure to get them back to the table.
"The ball is now in Moon's court to meet Kim Jong Un, get exactly which sanctions North Korea wants lifted in response to exactly what type of denuclearisation measures the US wants to see," said Mr Cheong Seong-chang, vice-president of research planning at the Sejong Institute.Mr Moon has repeatedly had to play the role of mediator since he took office in May 2017 amid escalating threats of war between Mr Trump and Mr Kim.
With few options short of resuming weapons tests that might provoke Mr Trump, Mr Kim has instead signaled a willingness to threaten Mr Moon's diplomatic progress. Last Friday, North Korean officials withdrew from a liaison office South Korea set up six months ago on the northern side of the border. While a handful of North Korean staff returned to the office on Monday, the message was delivered.
"There's nothing as embarrassing as North Korea trying to 'train' our country by going back and forth with their options to leave or come back to the office," Liberty Korea Party spokesman Min Kyung-wook said Monday. What Mr Moon can do to bridge the gap between Mr Trump and Mr Kim remains to be seen. Since the summit, North Korea hasn't responded to South Korea's repeated requests for working-level talks, let alone any one-on-one meetings.
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