South Korea's requested relief facilitates an effort to link railways between the two Koreas
China, Russia and South Korea, as well as humanitarian groups, want sanctions relaxed, but experts urge maintaining pressure until Pyongyang takes concrete steps toward denuclearization
Despite assurances from Trump administration, analysts are skeptical that talks will resume
Group comes as denuclearization efforts of Washington and Seoul are increasingly in conflict
Experienced North Korea analysts urge Washington to withhold concessions until Pyongyang makes verifiable progress to realize Kim’s Singapore Summit promise to completely denuclearize
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo worries inter-Korean deal might weaken South Korea’s ability to fend off a North Korean attack
Kim agrees to open Punggye-ri nuclear test site, Sohae missile engine site to international inspectors, Pompeo says; experts say this may be move to get more from US
Exerting pressure while discussing denuclearization could prove difficult; also, inter-Korean developments could stymie Trump's efforts
‘It would be an extinction-level event for the US-South Korean alliance’ if Seoul moves forward on proposed projects with North Korea that could violate sanctions, experts say
N. Korea wants peace treaty ending Korean War; US wants N. Korea to make declaration of its nuclear weapons arsenal before signing treaty
Another Trump-Kim meeting is seen as 'unwise' unless Pyongyang provides verifiable accounting of existing nuclear weapons and agrees to concrete steps toward denuclearization
Former U.S. officials, experts involved in recovery operations warn that Pyongyang may ask for payment in cash, equipment and commodities, transactions now mostly disallowed
Envoys suggest US might reduce its presence in South Korea, focus on deterring threats to larger northeast Asia region, if tensions recede on peninsula
UN Special Rapporteur on North Korea Tomás Ojea Quintana had hoped the Singapore summit address human rights, but it did not
Change may signal Kim's effort to prepare for any changes that North Korea may need to undertake as a result of Singapore summit with Trump
Experts suggest the security guarantee would need to be backed by a peace treaty ending the 1953 Korean War
US summit preparations are moving forward, despite Pyongyang's threat to scrap June's Singapore meeting
Experts see divergent approaches toward denuclearization by Washington and Pyongyang cropping up amid a flurry of diplomatic activities before anticipated summit
Analysts offer mixed assessments of North Korea's announcement; White House official suggests it did not surprise administration
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