April 2018 inter-Korean summit

Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in shaking hands

The 2018 inter-Korean summit (South Korea: 2018년 남북정상회담, North Korea: 2018년 북남수뇌상봉) took place on April 27, 2018,[1] on the South Korean side of the Joint Security Area,[2] between Moon Jae-in, President of South Korea, and Kim 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 the Korean War in 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 Korean nuclear weapons program and denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. The Panmunjom Declaration was made following the summit.

April 2018 Inter-Korean Summit Media

References

  1. Seoul proposes high-level talks about Pyongyang summit. March 21, 2018. http://english1.president.go.kr/korea/korea.php?srh%5Bboard_no%5D=29&srh%5Bview_mode%5D=detail&srh%5Bseq%5D=20313&srh%5Bdetail_no%5D=290&srh%5Bpage%5D=. Retrieved March 21, 2018. 
  2. Location of planned inter-Korean summit hints at changes in North Korea strategy, say experts. The Straits Times. March 8, 2018. http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/location-of-planned-inter-korean-summit-hints-at-changes-in-north-korea-strategy-say. Retrieved March 24, 2018. 
  3. "Kim offers to visit Seoul 'any time if you invite me': South Korea". Archived from the original on April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.