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CNN: South and North Korea want a peace treaty. What happens if the US doesn't?
South and North Korea want a peace treaty. What happens if the US doesn't?
Analysis by James Griffiths, CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/22/asia/north-korea-south-korea-peace-treaty-intl/index.html
(CNN)South Korean President Moon Jae-in wants more than just peace with North Korea, he envisions an economic and diplomatic push that will transform northeast Asia to the degree the European Union has shaped that continent.
There are just two problems: he only has one five-year term in office to do so; and the United States, South Korea's most important ally, may not be on board.
As relations between the two Koreas continue to improve, with Moon due to visit Pyongyang next month for a third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, negotiations between North Korea and the US have run into trouble. The longer this goes on the greater the potential for a rift to develop between Washington and Seoul...
There are just two problems: he only has one five-year term in office to do so; and the United States, South Korea's most important ally, may not be on board.
As relations between the two Koreas continue to improve, with Moon due to visit Pyongyang next month for a third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, negotiations between North Korea and the US have run into trouble. The longer this goes on the greater the potential for a rift to develop between Washington and Seoul...
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