There seems to be a spring-like weather in political atmosphere of Korean peninsula. From a nearing war like situation, things went awry with escalation of rhetoric between North Korean President Kim Jong Un and United States President Donald Trump. While the verbal fights seemed to be childish for a political expert, but if it were to transform into a real fight, the consequences would have been much more disastrous than one can think. Yes, both were nearing for a nuclear-encounter, that means, if others come to take part in cooking the broth, it would have spoiled the whole earth much more than the 1st and 2nd World wars, or even with the life ceasing to exist on earth.
Now, both the countries are of North and South Korea are on a way to stitch each other’s old wounds with the fresh news just last week about the North Korean leader meeting his China counterpart and pledging to denuclearize the nation.
The news is that North and South Korea have agreed to hold the first inter-Korean summit since 2007 on April 27, South Korean government officials have confirmed that after holding high-level talks with their North Korean counterparts.
The announcement was made on Thursday after preparatory talks in the border village of Panmunjom inside the Demilitarised Zone near the borders between both the countries.
The delegation from South Korea was led by Cho Myoung-gyon, the unification minister, while Ri Son-gwon, who is the chairman of an agency that deals with inter-Korean affairs, led the team of officials from North Korea.
The summit –considered to be only the third to take place since the 1950-53 Korean War – is scheduled to be attended by the head of North Korea, Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
As per the news reports from Yonhap news agency, the pair will hold a meet in the Peace House on the southern side of Panmunjon.
The summit is expected to be a significant one in the global diplomatic push to resolve the standoff over the ongoing North’s nuclear programme.
Artists from both countries will take part for a show on April 3, the South’s Yonhap news agency said.
The two sides will hold another preparatory talks on April 4 to discuss various issues like protocol, security and media coverage issues.
South Korea’s presidential office said a Chinese official was heading to South Korea to brief President Moon about the summit this week between North Korea’s and China’s leaders.
On Wednesday, Chinese news agency Xinhua quoted North Korean leader Kim as saying the nuclear weapons issue could be resolved if South Korea and the US respond to North Korea’s ongoing efforts “with goodwill”.
“It is our consistent stand to be committed to denuclearisation on the peninsula, in accordance with the will of late president Kim Il-sung and late general secretary Kim Jong-il,” Kim said, referring to his grandfather and father, according to the statement by China’s foreign ministry.
“The issue of denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula can be resolved if South Korea and the United States respond to our efforts with goodwill, create an atmosphere of peace and stability, while taking progressive and synchronous measures for the realisation of peace.”
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