International Security Breakthrough in DPRK's International Relations?

Breakthrough In North Korea’s International
Relationships?
On March 5th, North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un hosted a dinner with South
Korea’s senior envoys in Pyongyang. It was the first time that the officials of South
Korea met with this young leader, which took office in 2011, and marked as a
“historical meeting” as the very last such official meeting was held in 2007.
Winter Olympics has opened a window for North Korea to rebuild the diplomatic
tie though last year, with the escalating series of weapon tests and United Nations’
tightening sanctions on North Korea such as limits of energy supply and border
workers, which was seen as the strictest sanctions on the North ever made from the
Security Council. The relationship between South Korea and North Korea seems to
warm up as two Koreas march together under a single flag and Kim Jong-un’s
sister’s visit to South Korea to watch the winter games together with Moon Jae-in.
The talk on Monday has marked another historical moment for both Koreas.
From South Korea’s perspectives, this talk aims to achieve the possibility of
denuclearizing the Korean peninsula, maintain long-term stable relationship and
dialogue with the North, and most importantly, creating talk between North Korea
and the U.S. The North has expressed a willingness to hold a heartfelt dialogue with
the United States on the issue of denuclearization and normalizing relations. Just a
few days ago, President Donald Trump has agreed to dialogue with North Korea’s
leader Kim Jong-un in May, which will be an unprecedented talk ever between the
U.S. and North Korea.