Set time and location for next inter-Korean summit
The two Koreas have decided to hold the third summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang in September.
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| South Korean President Moon Jae-in (right) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at a meeting at the truce village of Panmunjom on April 27. (Source: Yonhap/VNA) |
The issue was agreed upon by both sides during high-level talks held earlier in the day at the truce village of Panmunjom. If President Moon Jae-in arrives in Pyongyang, it will be the first visit by a South Korean leader to the North in more than a decade.
Earlier, South Korea and North Korea began high-level talks to discuss the organization of the upcoming inter-Korean summit. The talks began at 10:00 a.m. (local time, 8:00 a.m. Hanoi time) at Tongilgak, a North Korean building in the truce village of Panmunjom.
The South Korean delegation to the talks was led by Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, while the North Korean delegation was led by Chairman of the Committee for Peaceful Reunification of Korea Ri Son-gwon.
At the April 27 inter-Korean summit, the leaders of the two Koreas agreed to hold a summit this fall in Pyongyang. The two leaders met for the second time on May 26.
The two Koreas have previously held two summits in 2000 and 2007, both held in Pyongyang and attended by Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un's father.
In 2000, then-South Korean President Kim Dae Jung flew to Pyongyang. In 2007, South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun walked across the border after stopping his car on the South Korean side.
