특히 대북 정책통인 홍익표 민주당 수석대변인은 북한의 김정은 국무위원장이 핵신고 일정을 밝히면서 비핵화에 대한 강한 의지를 보일 것이라고 예상했다.
In particular, Hong Ik-pyo, a senior spokesman for the Democratic Party of Korea, who is an expert on North Korea policy, predicted that North Korea's State Council Chairman Kim Jong-un will show strong commitment to denuclearization as he announced his nuclear declaration schedule.