평양 정상회담 9월 18일 진행; 김정은 비핵화 의지 재확인<br /><br /> Kim Jong-un did indeed say again that he wants to have the Peninsula denuclearized and now he's put a timeline on it.<br />But apparently the North is disappointed that what it sees as meaningful steps it's taken already have not been recognized as such.<br />Shin Se-min has the latest. <br /> The next big event between South and North Korea will take place over three days and two nights,... from September 18th through the 20th in Pyongyang.<br />Addressing the nation, South Korean President Moon Jae-in's special envoy Chung Eui-yong said the upcoming summit will go over the implementation of the agreement struck by the two leaders in their first meeting back in April -- a deal that also includes a clause about the regime's getting rid of its nuclear weapons.<br /><br /> The envoy then quoted North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as saying that he hoped to completely denuclearize the Korean Peninsula and to scrap all future long-range missile tests -- all before the end of U.S. President Donald Trump's first term in 2021. <br /> That promise by the regime's leader comes as denuclearization talks with the U.S. stall.<br /><br /> "North Korea expressed its frustration that the regime's efforts to denuclearize have not been accepted as a sign of good will. The North said the denuclearization steps it has taken so far are very significant and meaningful."<br /><br /> And in the process of its denuclearization,... Kim Jong-un agreed to closely cooperate not just with Seoul but also with Washington. <br /> But a disappointing revelation too -- the South Korean envoy said it's unlikely that Kim Jong-un will make his international debut at the UN General Assembly in New York,... which would have opened the door to a a possible three-way summit with Presidents Moon and Trump.<br /> But the envoy did say that South and North have agreed to open their planned inter-Korean liaison office before this month's summit.<br />With the date set for that meeting -- and inter-Korean relations seemingly back on track,... the summit preparation team is already scrambling to make a plan,... before the officials from the two sides meet for their pre-summit meeting next week at the inter-Korean village of Panmunjom.<br />Shin Se-min, Arirang News.<br />
