North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made history on Friday as
he crossed into South Korea to hold talks with President
Moon Jae-in.
It is the first time a North Korean leader has set foot in its
southern neighbour since the end of the Korean War.
The two are holding talks in the demilitarised zone as part of
the first inter-Korea summit in more than a decade. The
meeting centred on the denuclearisation of the Korean
Peninsula and a permanent peace deal between the two
countries.
°UK
British foreign minister Boris Johnson welcomed positive
developments at an "historic" summit between the leaders
the two Koreas on Friday, saying that North Korea must
now honour its commitments and take concrete steps to
denuclearise.
"I welcome the announcement that the two Koreas will work
towards the complete, verifiable, and irreversible
denuclearisation of North Korea, improve bilateral ties and
reduce border tensions," Johnson said in a statement.
He added: "This historic summit is not the end in itself...
The UK will continue to work with our international partners
to strictly enforce existing sanctions until such time that
North Korea turns its commitments into concrete steps
towards denuclearisation."
°US
In a Tweet, US President Donald Trump has welcomed the
meeting between Moon and Kim. "Good things are
happening, but only time will tell!" he said.
Minutes later, he added "KOREAN WAR TO END! The United
States, and all of its GREAT people, should be very proud of
what is now taking place in Korea!" in a separate tweet .
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After a furious year of missile launches and
Nuclear testing, a historic meeting between
North and South Korea is now taking place.
Good things are happening, but only time will
tell!
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°JAPAN
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he expected North
Korea to take concrete steps towards carrying out its
promises. He added Japan was "absolutely not" being left
out of the denuclearisation process and that he would stay
in close contact with the US and South Korea.
°China
China has welcomed the joint statement, saying they hope
all parties can maintain the momentum for dialogue and
can ointly promote the political resolution process for the
Korean Peninsula issue. A statement by the Foreign
Ministry added Beijing is willing to keep playing a pro-
active role.
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