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DPRK leader Kim Jong Un and ROK President Moon Jae-in have agreed to hold a joint summit near the border between the two countries on Friday. The DPRK said it was willing to abandon its nuclear arsenal if its security is guaranteed.

This move shows an effort to create a good atmosphere. Does this meeting mean the conditions are ripe to come up with a grand plan? Is it possible to resume the six-party talks?

Robert Daly, the director of the Wilson Center’s Kissinger Institute on China and the United States, shared his opinion on CGTN's "World Insight."

"The US administration is very suspicious with the six-party talks because this can become a talk shop where North Korea (DPRK) can buy time, developed technology, gain legitimacy, extract concessions and get more money. But at the end of the day, nothing is happening," said Daly.

Previously, the US provided versions of security guarantees to the DPRK. However, all of them have failed. But this does not mean the US won't keep trying. "You have to try again," Daly explained. He believes the US has two options – to accept the DPRK as a nuclear state or go on strike. His resolution is for the US to lead with a progressive approach and take an extra step and look around.

Daly added the security guarantees are extremely easy to offer because they are easy to reverse. "The US has repeatedly made it clear to North Korea (DPRK) that they had no intention to carry out government changes."

Daly concluded that if the DPRK can make concessions and move toward denuclearization, the US would give the DPRK real security guarantees, such as the peace treaty demanded by the DPRK.