Anchor: South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha says the newly coined term permanent, verifiable and irreversible nuclear dismantlement, or PVID, is not distinct from complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement, the term long used by the United Nations. She made the remarks in a special interview with KBS, during which she also said the second meeting of top leaders of North Korea and China is conducive to the denuclearization process.
Our Park Jong-hong has the details.

Report: South Korea’s top diplomat made it clear that the new term permanent, verifiable and irreversible nuclear dismantlement, or PVID, being used by the U.S. is not much different from CVID, which stands for complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement.

In an interview with KBS on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said there is no big difference in the meanings. 

[Sound bite: South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (Korean)]
“The term reflects the U.S. will to fundamentally solve this problem. The internationally recognized term is CVID which is specified in United Nations Security Council resolutions. The P in PVID stands for permanent. Combining the words complete and irreversible equates to permanent.”

As such, the minister dispelled doubts about any dispute in stances toward denuclearization between Seoul and Washington.

The term PVID was first brought up by Mike Pompeo, the new U.S. state secretary during his swearing-in ceremony last week.

When asked about the unexpected second meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday, Kang said such meetings are conducive to denucelarization.

[Sound bite: South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (Korean)]
“At a time when Northeast Asia is facing a historic turning point, such top level communication between leaders of related countries is helpful for denuclearization and peace policies on the Korean Peninsula.”

The minister assumed that North Korea and China would have wanted to discuss certain issues ahead of the highly anticipated summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un.

Kang, who is fine-tuning a meeting with Pompeo, said there is a need for consultations and to coordinate views to make the U.S.-North Korea summit a success, based on the inter-Korean summit.
Park Jong-hong, KBS World Radio News.

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