Chung Dong-young: “We can begin with a four-party dialogue among the ROK, the DPRK, the U.S. and China.”

As the past 30 years have shown, whenever peace talks were halted by the denuclearization hurdle, North Korea used that time to further advance its nuclear capabilities.

the administration has “reset the goals of its North Korea policy” by moving from a “denuclearization first” approach to a “peace first” strategy

The resumption of U.S.-North Korea dialogue will serve as a powerful catalyst for opening four-party talks among the U.S., China and the two Koreas, who are the key stakeholders in achieving lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.

Expressions like “main enemy” should be avoided to achieve genuine mutual respect.