South Korean President Moon Jae-in said “the era of no war” between the North and South has begun after he signed a joint statement with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
At their third summit this year, Moon and Kim signed a joint statement in Pyongyang where the North Korean leader vowed to dismantle a nuclear test and launch site in the presence of “international experts.”
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Moon said Kim agreed to permanently dismantle a key nuclear complex if the U.S. agrees to corresponding measures, but he did not elaborate on what those measures would be.
“The era of no war has started,” said Moon, the first South Korean president to visit the North Korean capital city since 2007, according to CNN. “Today, the North and South decided to remove all threats that can cause war from the entire Korean peninsula.”
The leaders also teased a fourth meeting that would take place in Seoul, South Korea. If the summit were to happen, this would be the first time a North Korean leader visited the South since the peninsula was divided into two separate countries in 1945.
The two leaders also said they would like to begin efforts to create road and rail links between the North and South within the next year. They would also like to removed 11 guard posts in the demilitarized zone at the border by the end of the year, with the hope of removing more in the future.
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