DPRK and RoK to hold third summit in Pyongyang

Tuesday, 14/08/2018 16:39
The Republic of Korea (RoK) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) have agreed to hold the 3rd summit in Pyongyang in September.

Representatives of the DPRK and the RoK met in the village of Panmunjom on August 13th (Photo: Yonhap)

The decision was made during the high-level talks at the border village of Panmunjom on August 13th. 

RoK’s presidential office Blue House spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom said the DPRK and the RoK launched high-level talks to discuss detailed for the event.

DPRK’s leader Kim Jong-un and RoK President Moon Jae-in met in April and May at the border truce village of Panmunjom, within the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates the two countries, and agreed that the next summit would be held in the DPRK capital in autumn.

A RoK delegation led by Minister of Unification Cho Myoung-gyon began the latest round of talks with counterparts led by Ri Son Gwon, chairman of the DPRK’s reunification committee.

"As the Pyongyang summit of the leaders of the DPRK and RoK is being pursued, I believe that we can give the concrete answers to problems that the people hope and wish for," Ri said during the talks, according to RoK's Unification Ministry.

In the upcoming Summit, the two leaders are expected to focus on hammering out a consensus on officially ending the 1950-1953 Korean War, which concluded with an armistice instead of a peace treaty./.

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