美國：「川普為終戰做準備，金正恩承諾廢棄濃縮設施」 東亞日報20190202

【Comment】

It is just a naive guess and expectation of the Dong-A Ilbo.  The meeting is going to be held ahead is working-level.  It has no authority to do this.

By the way, the declaration to end a war is not always domestic.

美國：「川普為終戰做準備，金正恩承諾廢棄濃縮設施」    東亞日報20190202

美國國務院朝鮮政策特別代表史蒂芬·比根打出“終戰宣言”牌，敦促朝鮮全面申報大規模殺傷性武器及導彈。分析認為，美國此舉是在暗示，如果朝鮮突然采取無核化措施，美國將在第二次朝美首腦會談上進行大交易，內容包括提出終戰宣言並討論構建和平體制的方案。

美朝磋商美方代表比根1月31日（當地時間）在加利福尼亞州斯坦福大學亞太研究所主辦的演講中表示：“美國總統特朗普已準備好結束這場戰爭”，“美國不尋求進攻朝鮮或巔覆朝鮮。”

他說：“美國國務卿蓬佩奧去年10月4日訪朝時，朝鮮國務委員會委員長金正恩承諾廢棄和廢除鈈、鈾濃縮設施。”他表示，“更重要的是，朝鮮承諾將采取更多措施（and more）。”“（為實現最終無核化，）應通過全面申報，徹底掌握朝鮮的大量殺傷性武器和導彈項目。”

比根針對談判失敗的情況表示，“美國擁有應急計劃（contingency plan）”。他在向朝鮮施壓要求履行無核化的同時也表示，“將與朝鮮磋商，朝鮮希望美國以什麽樣的同時措施，作為朝鮮同意拆除濃縮設施的代價”。

此外，美國國務院表示，比根將於3日訪問韓國，與韓國外交部韓半島和平交涉本部長李度勛舉行會談，並與朝鮮進行後續工作磋商。華盛頓消息靈通人士表示：“朝美工作磋商也有可能在板門店，並有可能在最後階段前往平壤舉行。”特朗普總統此前表示，將於下周公布舉行第二次朝美首腦會談的日期。

‘Trump is ready to end this war,’ Biegun says

 Stephen Biegun, the U.S. Special Representative for North Korea, has revealed Washington’s willingness to declare an end to the Korean War, urging North Korea to report its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and missiles.  This signals that the second North Korea-U.S. summit may yield an end-of-war declaration and measures to establish a peace regime if Pyongyang takes bold steps to get rid of its nuclear arsenal.

“President Trump is ready to end this war,” Biegun said in a speech at the Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) of Stanford University on Thursday (local time).  “We are not seeking to topple the North Korean regime.”

Biegun stressed that during Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s October meetings in Pyongyang, Chairman Kim Jong Un committed to the dismantlement and destruction of North Korea’s plutonium and uranium enrichment facilities.  “Finally and importantly, in describing to us their commitment to dismantle and destroy their plutonium and uranium enrichment facilities, the North Koreans have also added the critical words ‘and more,’” he said.  “Before the process of denuclearization can be final, we must also have a complete understanding of the full extent of the North Korean weapons of mass destruction missile programs.”

“We need to have contingencies if the diplomatic process fails, which we do,” he said, calling for Pyongyang to take necessary steps toward denuclearization.  Still, he also said, “Chairman Kim qualified next steps on North Korea’s plutonium and uranium enrichment facilities upon the United States taking corresponding measures.  Exactly what these measures are is a matter I plan to discuss with my North Korean counterpart.”

Meanwhile, the State Department has announced that Biegun will visit Seoul Sunday to hold talks with his South Korean counterpart Lee Do-hoon ahead of the additional working-level talks with North Korea.  A source in Washington said that the U.S.-North Korea working-level discussion may be held at the truce village of Panmunjom or even in Pyongyang.  President Trump had earlier said he would announce the location of the second summit next week.