US promises to North Korea cannot be trusted: Commentator

A commentator says the planned meeting between the leaders of the United States and North Korea is a “win” for Pyongyang, but the “real danger” is that Washington cannot be trusted given the history between the two countries.

“While this is going to be a negotiation, I really wonder what is actually possible. Both sides have made their ultimatums perfectly clear. The DPRK will not give up its weapons program as long as it is under threat and the US has made it very clear that it will not tolerate the existence of a nuclear or missile program at all,” Jason Unruhe told Press TV in an interview on Friday

“The only real concession that can be made here is a guarantee of peace by the US, but as I said previously exactly what does a promise from US imperialism really mean considering that they have in the past broken promises before? But I think this is an overall win for the DPRK because they have managed to get the US to come to the bargaining table,” Unruhe added.