Thread: North Korea proposes inter-Korea talks on May 16: South Korean ministry

North Korea proposes inter-Korea talks on May 16: South Korean ministry

The meeting will discuss specific plans needed to carry out the April 27 inter-Korea summit declaration, which includes pledges to finally end a seven-decade war this year, and pursue
"complete denuclearization."

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) takes hand of South Korean President Moon Jae-in (R) to cross the military demarcation line (MDL) to the north side upon meeting for the Inter-Korean Summit April 27, 2018 in Panmunjom, South Korea.

North Korea and South Korea agreed on Tuesday to hold high-level inter-Korea talks on May 16 to discuss steps needed to uphold the pledge to denuclearize the Korean peninsula, South Korea's Unification Ministry said.

The meeting will discuss specific plans needed to carry out the April 27 inter-Korea summit declaration, which includes pledges to finally end a seven-decade war this year, and pursue "complete denuclearization."

"The South and North will hold a high-level inter-Korea meeting on May 16 in the Peace House in Panmunjom, to discuss implementation of 'Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity and Unification of the Korean Peninsula," the Unification Ministry said in a statement.

The meeting would be the latest in a series of actions taken by North Korea that have spurred hopes that the seven-decade conflict on the Korean Peninsula may be coming to an end.

North Korea has scheduled the dismantlement of its nuclear bomb test site for sometime between May 23-25 in order to uphold its pledge to discontinue nuclear tests, the country's state media reported on Saturday, a month ahead of a planned North Korea-U.S. summit in Singapore.

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet on June 12, a scenario that seemed improbable given the insults and threats exchanged between the two leaders in the past year.

Wednesday's inter-Korea talks will see North Korea send a 29-member delegation led by Ri Son-gwon, chairman of the 'Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the country'. Also in the delegation will be Kim Yun-hyok, vice minister of Railways, and Won Kil-U, vice minister of Physical Culture and Sports.

From South Korea, Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon will lead a team of five.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/14/nort...-ministry.html

Good!!

South and North Korea to hold another round of high-level talks on the border

Talks would follow unprecedented April meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean president Moon Jae-in

Jeremy B White San Francisco
Tuesday 15 May 2018 04:41 BST

South and North Korea reportedly plan to conduct high-level talks this week as the estranged nations work towards a peace deal, the South Korean Unification Ministry said.

The two nations agreed to again have officials meet at the so-called neutral "truce village” of Panmunjom, which straddles their border.

“The South and North will hold a high-level inter-Korea meeting on May 16 in the Peace House in Panmunjom, to discuss implementation of 'Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity and Unification of the Korean Peninsula,” the ministry said in a statement.

Representatives of the two countries would be returning to a site where North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un dramatically crossed the border into South Korea last month for a meeting with his southern counterpart, president Moon Jae-in.​

That unprecedented foray by a North Korean leader helped fuel hopes for a pact amid a swiftly changing diplomatic landscape.

In preceding months, missile tests and sabre-rattling from Pyongyang sparked fears of a nuclear conflict or renewed clashes on the Korean peninsula.

But the isolated nation pivoted to a more conciliatory stance, using the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea to establish contact and lay the groundwork for inviting Donald Trump to meet with Mr Kim. The American president has accepted the high-stakes summit.

Amid that thaw, Korean officials have spoken of forging a formal end to the Korean War, which split the peninsula in two after ending in an armistice.

Donald Trump has endorsed that prospect and projected enthusiasm about striking a deal to dismantle North Korea’s nuclear programme, although he has warned the US is prepared to walk away if Pyongyang is not negotiating in good faith.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-a8351866.html

Keep a "buffer zone" on your border with no building within 2 miles.

Do not make the mistake we did...building right up to the Mexican border.

They are not our friends...they are the neighbors from hell and I wish we had at least a 2 mile buffer with a double fence!