Comments on Clinton's DPRK visit

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Former U.S. President Bill Clinton arrived in Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, on Tuesday. The suprise visit has attracted interest from analysts of the DPRK.

Lee Jung-Hoon, DPRK Expert, said, "Former President Clinton will be talking about the importance of North Korea returning to the six-party-talks. And from North Korean prospective, maybe Kim Jong Il or someone else, will emphasise the importance of bilateral dialogue, disarmament, maybe eventually leading to the withdrawal of the American troops from South Korea. So that's the angle that North Korea will likely take, but under no circumstances, I will guess that North Korea will show any sort of intentions to give up its nuclear weapons programme."

Laura Grindstaff, Associate Professor of University of California Davis, said, "This is not a bad development in terms of trying to forge a new relationship in, also because South Korea and North Korea have ties that are important, and the US is a friend and an ally to South Korea. So I see this as a positive thing."