Inter-Korean summits

Main article: 2000 inter-Korean summit

In 2000, the representatives of the two governments met for the first time since the division of the Korean peninsula. Kim Dae-jung, the President of South Korea, who arrived at Pyongyang Sunan International Airport, met Kim Jong Il, Supreme Leader of North Korea, directly under the trap of the airport, and the rallies and divisions of the People's Army Corps were held. ^[2]

• Participants: Kim Dae-jung, President of South Korea, and Kim Jong Il, Supreme Leader of North Korea
• Place of meeting: Pyongyang, North Korea
• Date of the meeting: June 13–15, 2000
• Results of talks: June 15th North–South Joint Declaration

2007 summit

Main article: 2007 inter-Korean summit

In June 2007, a summit declaration was adopted, which included the realization of the June 15 Joint Declaration, the promotion of a three-party or four-party summit meeting to resolve the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula, and active promotion of inter-Korean economic cooperation projects. ^{[3] [4]}

• Participants: Roh Moo-hyun, President of South Korea, and Kim Jong Il, Supreme Leader of North Korea
• Place of meeting: Pyongyang, North Korea
• Date of the meeting: October 2–4, 2007
• Results of talks: 2007 North–South Summit Declaration

April 2018 summit

Main article: April 2018 inter-Korean summit

A summit was held on 27 April 2018 in South Korea's portion of the Joint Security Area. It was the third summit between South and North Korea, agreed by South Korea's president, Moon Jae-in, and North Korea's Supreme Leader, Kim Jong Un. ^[6]

• Participants: Moon Jae-in, President of South Korea, and Kim Jong Un, Supreme Leader of North Korea
• Place of meeting: Joint Security Area, South Korea
• Date of the meeting: April 27, 2018 ^[7]
• Results of talks: Panmunjom Declaration

May 2018 summit

Main article: May 2018 inter-Korean summit

On 26 May 2018, Kim and Moon met again in the Joint Security Area. ^[8] The meeting took two hours, and unlike other summits it had not been publicly announced beforehand. ^[9]

September 2018 summit

Main article: September 2018 inter-Korean summit

On 13 August, Blue House announced that South Korea's president attended the third inter-Korean summit with leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on 18–20 September. The agenda would be finding the strategy of the breakthrough in its hampered talks with U.S. and solution for the denuclearization on the Korean peninsula. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

• Participants: Moon Jae-in, President of South Korea, and Kim Jong Un, Supreme Leader of North Korea
• Place of meeting: Pyongyang, North Korea
• Date of the meeting: September 18–20, 2018
• Results of talks: Pyongyang Joint Declaration of September 2018 along with a commitment for a future summit meeting in Seoul. ^[13]

See also

• Politics portal

• 2018–19 Korean peace process
• Sunshine Policy
• Northern Limit Line
• Peace Treaty on Korean Peninsula
• 2018 North Korea–United States Singapore Summit
• 2019 North Korea–United States Hanoi Summit
• 2019 Koreas–United States DMZ Summit

Press releases

• Two Koreas to hold summit (CNN, Aug 7, 2007)
• New hope of inter-Korean detente (UPI, Aug 10, 2007)
• Inter-Korean summit (chinaview, Aug 8, 2007)
• Korean summit postponed by floods (CNN, Aug 18, 2007)

Footnotes

1. "Kim's War Machine". Time. 24 February 2003. Archived from the original on 18 February 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2007.
2. Jon Van Dyke (29 July 2010). "The Maritime boundary between North & South Korea in the Yellow (West) Sea". 38 North . U.S.-Korea Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
3. "Korean leaders in historic talks". 2 October 2007. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2007., BBC, Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 10:14 GMT
4. In pictures: Historic crossing, BBC, 2 October 2007, 10:15 GMT
5. "Unfulfilled Inter-Korean Summit in 1994". KBS World . Retrieved 11 March 2024.
6. "Kim, Moon meet at start of historic inter-Korean summit - Channel NewsAsia". www.channelnewsasia.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018.
7. "North, South Korea Fix April Date for 1st Summit in Years - Other Media news". Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
8. "North, South Korea meet for surprise second summit". syracuse.com. 26 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
9. "North and South Korean leaders hold surprise meeting". CNN. 26 May 2018. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
10. "Koreas to hold Pyongyang summit in September". 13 August 2018. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
11. "Kim's new look as Pyongyang summit confirmed". News.com.au. 13 August 2018. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
12. "South Korean leader to meet Kim Jong Un on his turf". CBS News . 13 August 2018. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
13. Johnson, Jesse (22 September 2018). "Kim Jong Un planning to visit Seoul in December: report". The Japan Times Online . Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.

References

• The Second inter-Korean summit: Four Arguments Against and Why They Could Be Wrong (quoted by nautilus.org)
• Ban Ki-moon welcomes forthcoming inter-Korean summit
• Inter-Korean summit welcome
• Looking forward to new aspect of inter-Korean summit
• the eight-point agreement by the leaders of the two Koreas at the end of their summit (quoted by koreanblog.com)
• 2nd South-North Korean Summit Joint Statement, The Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Kyungnam University
• Inter-Korean Liaison Office bombing

External links

• The inter-Korean summit:Evaluation and Tasks Ahead
• The inter-Korean summit and Unification Formulae
• Landmark inter-Korean summit begins with unification pledge
• The official homepage of 2007 inter-Korean summit
• The official website of the Republic of Korea
• Inter-Korean dialogue

Inter-Korean summits
South Korean name
Hangul	남북정상회담
Hanja	南北頂上會談
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Nambuk Jeongsang Hoedam McCune–Reischauer Nambuk Chŏngsang Hoedam

v t e Inter-Korean summits
2000 (Pyongyang)	Kim Dae-jung (South), Kim Jong Il (North)¹ June 15th North–South Joint Declaration
2007 (Pyongyang)	Roh Moo-hyun (South), Kim Jong Il (North)¹ 2007 North–South Summit Declaration
April 2018 (Panmunjom)	Moon Jae-in (South)¹, Kim Jong Un (North) Panmunjom Declaration
May 2018 (Panmunjom)	Moon Jae-in (South), Kim Jong Un (North)¹
September 2018 (Pyongyang)	Moon Jae-in (South), Kim Jong Un (North)¹ Pyongyang Joint Declaration of September 2018  [ ko ]
Notes: ¹ Host