PYONGYANG: South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have announced a sweeping set of agreements after their second day of talks in Pyongyang, including a promise by Kim to permanently dismantle the North’s main nuclear complex if the United States takes corresponding measures, the acceptance of international inspectors to monitor the closing of a key missile test site and launch pad and a vow to work together to host the Summer Olympics in 2032.
Declaring that they had taken a major step toward peace on the Korean Peninsula, the two leaders were side by side as they announced the joint statement to a group of North and South Korean reporters after a closed-door meeting yesterday morning.