Thread: Historic meeting between North & South Korea leaders kicks off

Read somewhere there have been ovef 500 such meetings. Granted, this is first one a Kim has participated and set foot in the south but I am sceptical this one will end well.

Nice meeting but let's not forget the 2 meeting do not have the final say. That lays in the lap of Cnina and the US.

2 Koreas agree on complete denuclearization of Korean Peninsula


"(ATTN: ADDS more info from 3rd para)

SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- South and North Korea agreed Friday that they will work together to realize a "complete" denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

The agreement was part of a joint declaration issued after South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held a historic summit earlier in the day at the truce village of Panmunjom.


"South and North Korea affirmed their shared objective of achieving a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula through complete denuclearization," said the declaration signed by the leaders of the two Koreas.


They shared the view that the recent steps that the North has taken are "very meaningful" and "important" for denuclearization efforts and agreed to do their respective part on that matter, the declaration said.


The two Koreas also agreed to induce support and cooperation from the international community for the sake of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.


The agreement on the nuclear issue comes as North Korea and the United States are expected to hold an unprecedented summit either in May or early June. Denuclearization will likely top the agenda during the talks between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump.


The U.S. and South Korea have demanded the North give up its nuclear weapons in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner. The North recently suggested "phased and synchronized" measures for denuclearization.


The North has conducted six nuclear tests since 2006, the last and most powerful coming in September last year. In November, the North declared the completion of its nuclear armament."

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RT adds more:

New era, no more war: Two Koreas agree on complete denuclearization

“There will be no more war on the Korean peninsula, and a new age of peace has opened,"

The two sides also agreed to hold multi-party talks, involving the US and China, in their push for a full-scale truce. Pyongyang and Seoul are also to have high-level military talks in May.


In an ambitious statement after the signing ceremony, Kim said he hopes that the two Koreas will reunite. The states separated after the WWII and have remained hostile since the Korean War ended with an armistice, rather than a peace treaty, in 1953.


“Terminating the current state of the truce and establishing a firm peace regime is a historic task that [the two Koreas] can no longer delay," the leaders pointed out.

https://www.rt.com/news/425279-koreas-peace-denuclearization-talks/


The headlines are very premature, the article suggest they have similar aspirations nothing more. Many other countries would like complete denuclearization.

The RT link also has a video of the DPRK President stepping over the border step ,on the ROK's president's invitation. A few moment of conversation and then the DPRK President inviting the ROK President to step into DPRK, which he does with a smile. Good body language from them both.

The headlines are very premature, the article suggest they have similar aspirations nothing more. Many other countries profess they would like denuclearization.