What do you think it means that Kim Jong-il himself met with Clinton?
Kang:This is part of North Korea’s desire for status as a nation-state. Kim Jong-il meeting Clinton can be portrayed as “two national leaders” meeting; something for which North Korean has a deep desire. There is also the possibility that Clinton’s visit could set the atmosphere for further talks between North Korea and the United States, but that remains to be seen. 4. Some people say that North Korea’s actions demonstrate that its leadership prefers bilateral talks to the six-party talks. Do you agree with this view? Kang:On the whole I think this is an accurate assessment. North Korea sees its main problem as its relationship with the United States, and thus prefers to deal only with the U.S. In contrast, the U.S. sees the problem as regional and intimately involving South Korea, China, and Japan, and thus prefers to negotiate in multilateral terms. The U.S. has said, however, that it is open to occasional bilateral meetings with North Korea as long as they are part of a larger mult
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