A crucial step forward

The complicated and elusive relationship between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Untied States weighs heavily on nuclear disarmament on the Korean Peninsula.

The US decision on Saturday to remove the DPRK from the blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism is expected to help the six-party talks on the DPRK's denuclearization .

But it is too early to predict plain sailing for the talks.