Goyang, South Korea sources stated that the leaders of North and South Korea agreed to pursue a permanent peace and the complete denuclearization of the divided peninsula, as they embraced after a historic summit laden with symbolism. Meanwhile in a day of bonhomie including a highly symbolic handshake over the Military Demarcation Line that divides the two countries, the pair issued a declaration on “the common goal of realising, through complete denuclearization, a nuclear-free Korean peninsula”.
Moreover upon signing the document, the two leaders shared a warm embrace, the culmination of a summit filled with smiles and displays of friendship in front of the world's media. Further they also agreed that they would this year seek a permanent end to the Korean War, 65 years after the hostilities ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty.
Furthermore Kim said he was “filled with emotion” after stepping over the
concrete blocks into the South, making him the first North Korean leader to set
foot there since the shooting stopped in the Korean War. Accordingly the White
House voiced hope that the historic summit will achieve progress towards a
future of peace and prosperity for the entire Peninsula.
