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23:06, 31-May-2018
A flurry of diplomacy ahead of Trump-Kim summit
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Politicians and envoys from several nations, including the United States, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Russia, have been engaged in a flurry of diplomatic activities since the second meeting between DPRK leader Kim Jong Un and ROK President Moon Jae-in last Saturday (May 26).
The aim is to try to ensure that the June 12 summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump will go ahead as planned.
Schedule of Meetings
Date: May 27, 2018
Place: Truce village Panmunjom between DPRK and ROK
Sides: US and DPRK
US and DPRK officials held working-level talks on the agenda, security and protocol of the Trump-Kim summit.
Date: May 29, 2018
Place: Singapore
Sides: US and DPRK
Advance teams from the US (led by White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Joe Hagin) and the DPRK (led by Kim Chang Son, a senior official of DPRK's State Affairs Commission) discussed the logistics and security issues of the summit.
Date: May 30-31, 2018
Place: New York
Sides: US and DPRK
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Kim Yong Chol, a senior official of the DPRK, met to discuss DPRK's denuclearization and other issues regarding the summit.
Date: May 31, 2018
Place: Pyongyang, DPRK
Sides: DPRK and Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited the DPRK for the first time since 2009 and met with DPRK leader Kim Jong Un and Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho.
Date: June 1, 2018
Place: Truce village Panmunjom between DPRK and ROK
Sides: DPRK and ROK
The DPRK and the ROK will hold high-level talks which had originally been scheduled for May 16.
Date: June 7, 2018
Place: Washington
Sides: US and Japan
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Washington and meet Trump ahead of the latter's summit with Kim.
Date: June 12, 2018
Place: Singapore
Sides: US and DPRK?
Trump and Kim are likely to hold a historic summit in Singapore, though the US president cast some doubt on the meeting last week. There are also reports that the South Korean president may join Trump and Kim for a three-way summit.