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Leaders of North, South Korea discuss denuclearisation, peace in first session

Published: 27 Apr 2018 - 08:52 am | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 02:44 am
South Korean President Moon Jae-in stands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their meeting at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 27, 2018.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in stands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their meeting at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 27, 2018.

Reuters

SEOUL:  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in had "serious, frank" discussions on the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula and a permanent peace in their first summit session on Friday, a South Korean official said.

The two sides were writing up a joint statement and the two leaders would announce it together when it was finished, the official, Yoon Young-chan, told a briefing.

Yoon said Kim Jong Un's wife, Ri Sol Ju, would join Moon and Kim for dinner. (Reporting by Christine Kim and Josh Smith Editing by Robert Birsel)