Summary of past inter-Korean talks and what is expected of talks in April
- 6 years ago
Following the announcement that South and North Korea have agreed to hold what will be their first inter-Korean talks in more than a decade,...
Kim Mok-yeon reminds us of what happened during previous inter-Korean summits,... and what might be expected from the upcoming discussions between the two Koreas.
The first inter-Korean summit took place in the year 2000.
Then South Korean President Kim Dae-jung and then North Korean leader Kim Jong-il met in Pyongyang, to hold talks based on 'Peaceful coexistence'.
As a result of the talks, the two leaders signed the June 15th Joint Declaration, which led to increased economic cooperation between the two Koreas, and to reunions of separated families twice that same year. The talks also led to Kim Dae-jung being awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.
The second summit came seven years later, between Kim Jong-il and the next South Korean President, Roh Moo-hyun.
Those talks centered mainly on peace and prosperity, including topics on building military trust and solving the North Korean nuclear issue.
The three-day summit, also held in Pyongyang, led to the two leaders vowing to end the armistice agreement signed in 1953, and forge a permanent peace treaty between the two Koreas.
And now, eleven years later,... after the positive outcome of President Moon Jae-in's special envoys' visit to the North, the two Koreas have decided to hold their third historic summit by the end of April.
The talks would likely center on the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, the reopening of the Kaesong industrial complex and even on the possibility of North Korea holding talks with the United States.
The two sides first spoke of a summit after the North Korean delegation invited President Moon to Pyongyang during the Winter Olympics, possibly hinting at North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's increased willingness for talks.
Kim Mok-yeon, Arirang News.
Kim Mok-yeon reminds us of what happened during previous inter-Korean summits,... and what might be expected from the upcoming discussions between the two Koreas.
The first inter-Korean summit took place in the year 2000.
Then South Korean President Kim Dae-jung and then North Korean leader Kim Jong-il met in Pyongyang, to hold talks based on 'Peaceful coexistence'.
As a result of the talks, the two leaders signed the June 15th Joint Declaration, which led to increased economic cooperation between the two Koreas, and to reunions of separated families twice that same year. The talks also led to Kim Dae-jung being awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.
The second summit came seven years later, between Kim Jong-il and the next South Korean President, Roh Moo-hyun.
Those talks centered mainly on peace and prosperity, including topics on building military trust and solving the North Korean nuclear issue.
The three-day summit, also held in Pyongyang, led to the two leaders vowing to end the armistice agreement signed in 1953, and forge a permanent peace treaty between the two Koreas.
And now, eleven years later,... after the positive outcome of President Moon Jae-in's special envoys' visit to the North, the two Koreas have decided to hold their third historic summit by the end of April.
The talks would likely center on the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, the reopening of the Kaesong industrial complex and even on the possibility of North Korea holding talks with the United States.
The two sides first spoke of a summit after the North Korean delegation invited President Moon to Pyongyang during the Winter Olympics, possibly hinting at North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's increased willingness for talks.
Kim Mok-yeon, Arirang News.