South Korea's Minister of Unification Cho Myoung-gyon (right) shake hands with his North Korean counterpart, Ri Son-gwon, after high-level talks on Aug. 13.
By
Lee Kyoung Mi and
Kim Min-Jeung
Photos = Joint Press Corps
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have agreed to hold a third inter-Korean summit in Pyeongyang in September. This will mark the third meeting of its kind this year, following their face-to-face meetings on April 27 and May 26.
The agreement between the two Koreas was made during the fourth high-level talks on the northern side of Panmunjeom, the town that lies across the line that separates the two Koreas.
In a joint press release, the two sides agreed to “review the progress of implementing the Panmunjeom Declaration, and discuss further methods to fulfill the Declaration in a sincere manner.” Furthermore, the South and the North agreed to "hold the scheduled Inter-Korean Summit by September in Pyeongyang.”
South Korea's delegation was led by Minister of Unification Cho Myoung-gyon, while his North Korean counterpart was Ri Son-gwon, chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country.
South Korea's Minister of Unification Cho Myoung-gyon (second from right) talks with his North Korean counterpart, Ri Son-gwon, at the Thongil House on the northern side of the truce village of Panmunjeom on Aug. 13.
The full version of the joint press release is as follows:
Joint Press Release of 4th Inter-Korean High-Level Talks
The South and the North held their fourth Inter-Korean High-Level Talks on the northern side of Panmunjeom at the Tongilgak on Aug. 13, 2018, in order to carry out the historic Panmunjeom Declaration.
The South, together with the North, reviewed progress on implementing the Panmunjeom Declaration, and discussed further methods to fulfill the declaration in a sincere manner.
Furthermore, the South and the North agreed to hold the scheduled Inter-Korean Summit by September in Pyeongyang.
August 13, 2018
Panmunjeom
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