Realistic expectations for Kim-Trump summit needed

Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in said in Washington on Tuesday that "the fate and the future" of the Korean Peninsula hinges on US President Donald Trump's meeting with Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Certainly, a first ever face-to-face meeting between the incumbent leaders of the two countries would present a historic opportunity to finally end the standoff and tensions that have persisted for more than six decades.

Which is why talk from both sides that the meeting might not go ahead as planned has raised concerns.