1차 특사단의 임무가 북·미를 대화의 장으로 이끌어내는 것이었다면 이번에는 남북, 북·미 관계가 어느 정도 개선된 상태에서 중단된 비핵화 협상을 재개시켜야 하는 만큼 보다 까다로운 중재 역할이 요구된다.
While the envoys' mission was to bring North Korea and the U.S. to the dialogue table, now a more difficult arbitration role is required, as they should resume the stalled denuclearization negotiation as the relations between the two Koreas as well as North Korea and the U.S. have been improved.