There's no denying the highlight of the G20 Summit will be the trade talks between the U.S. and China,... but North Korea is also a key issue that needs to be broached.<br />With President Moon Jae-in set to meet all the major players involved,... there's anticipation his meetings in Osaka could kickstart the nuclear talks that have seemingly stalled in recent months.<br />Park Hee-jun reports.<br />Dubbed the 'denuclearization super-week',... the G20 Summit in Osaka kicks off this Friday... with hopes of reviving nuclear talks on North Korea.<br />During the G20, President Moon Jae-in is expected to focus on gauging where Kim Jong-un currently stands,... as he meets both the leaders of China and Russia.<br />Chinese leader Xi Jinping met the North Korean leader in Pyeongyang last week,... while Russian President Vladimir Putin also held a summit with Kim in Vladivostok in April.<br />Both are likely to deliver Kim's thoughts to President Moon,... which Moon will use to take the lead in mediating between North Korea and the U.S.<br />But he still has a lot of work cut out for him,... in finding ways to negotiate the North's nuclear disarmament.<br /><br />"In the talks between the U.S. and South Korea, the idea which came out commonly is that they have to come up with a big deal first, then an implementation level that can be small talk-based negotiations. So these ideas are something we have to take a look at, whether the three leaders can come up with a commonizing ideas."<br /><br />Presidents Trump and Xi will also meet.<br />At the center of their hegemonic battle over trade tensions,... will be how China might leverage its recent interactions with Kim.<br />Experts expect Xi to reassure his American counterpart... that Chairman Kim is still willing to continue the nuclear talks.<br /><br />"North Korea's denuclearization will be just a small issue among other major ones, including the trade conflict. I don't think that alone will drive the momentum for denuclearization. But President Xi is likely to reaffirm that it supports the North's denuclearization and efforts to achieve that through dialogue."<br /><br />It is unlikely that the G20 summit will provide a major turning point.<br />But the sit-down between presidents Moon and Trump in Seoul right after the G20,... is expected to add new momentum on the diplomatic front pertaining to North Korea.<br />Concrete results are more likely to be yielded... from Pyeongyang and Washington's working-level talks,... but the general belief is that a united front between Moon and Trump... could be enough to bring the North Korean leader back to the negotiating table.<br /><br />Park Hee-jun, Arirang News.<br />
