April 2018 inter-Korean summit
The2018 inter-Korean summit(South Korea:2018년 남북정상회담,North Korea:2018년 북남수뇌상봉) took place on April 27, 2018,[1]on theSouth Koreanside of theJoint Security Area,[2]betweenMoon Jae-in,President of South Korea,andKim Jong-un,Supreme Leader of North Korea.
It was the third inter-Korean summit – and the first in eleven years. It was also the first time since the end of theKorean Warin 1953 that a North Korean leader entered the South's territory; President Moon also briefly crossed into the North's territory.[3]
The summit was focused on the North Koreannuclear weaponsprogram and denuclearization of theKorean Peninsula.ThePanmunjom Declarationwas made following the summit.
References
[change|change source]- ↑"Seoul proposes high-level talks about Pyongyang summit".Cheong Wa Dae.March 21, 2018. Archived fromthe originalon April 27, 2018.RetrievedMarch 21,2018.
- ↑"Location of planned inter-Korean summit hints at changes in North Korea strategy, say experts".The Straits Times. March 8, 2018.RetrievedMarch 24,2018.
- ↑"Kim offers to visit Seoul 'any time if you invite me': South Korea".Archived fromthe originalon April 27, 2018.RetrievedApril 27,2018.
