North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in agreed Friday to finally end a seven-decade war this year, and pursue the "Complete denuclearization" of the Korean Peninsula.
Kim and Moon embraced after signing the deal during a historic meeting on their militarized border, the first time a North Korean leader set foot on the southern side.
Their statement on a "Common goal of realizing, through complete denuclearization, a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula," stopped short of the "Complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearnization" long sought by the U.S. and its allies.
"We have agreed to share a firm determination to open a new era in which all Korean people enjoy prosperity and happiness on a peaceful land without war," Kim told reporters, without taking questions.
The deal was expected to set up meeting soon between Kim and Trump soon, which would be the first summit between a North Korean leader and a sitting American president.
The event marked Kim's first live, unfiltered appearance on world television: South Koreans gathered around screens to watch Moon lead him past a military honor guard while a band played "Arirang," an unofficial Korean anthem.
South Korea refused to participate in talks to end the Korean War, leaving an uneasy truce between North Korea and China on one side and United Nations forces - led by the U.S. - on the other.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-27/two-koreas-agree-to-end-war-this-year-pursue-denuclearization
Kim and Moon embraced after signing the deal during a historic meeting on their militarized border, the first time a North Korean leader set foot on the southern side.
Their statement on a "Common goal of realizing, through complete denuclearization, a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula," stopped short of the "Complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearnization" long sought by the U.S. and its allies.
"We have agreed to share a firm determination to open a new era in which all Korean people enjoy prosperity and happiness on a peaceful land without war," Kim told reporters, without taking questions.
The deal was expected to set up meeting soon between Kim and Trump soon, which would be the first summit between a North Korean leader and a sitting American president.
The event marked Kim's first live, unfiltered appearance on world television: South Koreans gathered around screens to watch Moon lead him past a military honor guard while a band played "Arirang," an unofficial Korean anthem.
South Korea refused to participate in talks to end the Korean War, leaving an uneasy truce between North Korea and China on one side and United Nations forces - led by the U.S. - on the other.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-27/two-koreas-agree-to-end-war-this-year-pursue-denuclearization
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