April 2018 inter-Korean summit
The April 2018 inter-Korean summit took place on 27 April 2018 on the South Korean side of the Joint Security Area, between Moon Jae-in, President of South Korea, and Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea and Supreme Leader of North Korea. The summit was the third inter-Korean summit - the first in eleven years. It was also the first time since the end of the Korean War in 1953 that a North Korean leader entered the South's territory; President Moon also briefly crossed into the North's territory.
| April 2018 Inter-Korean summit South Korea: 2018년 남북정상회담 North Korea: 2018년 북남수뇌상봉 | ||
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Kim Jong Un shakes hands with Moon Jae-in | ||
| Host country | South Korea | |
| Motto | 평화, 새로운 시작 平和, 새로운 始作 (Peace, A New Start) | |
| Venue(s) | Inter-Korean Peace House | |
| Participants | Kim Jong Un Moon Jae-in | |
| Website | 2018 Inter-Korean Summit | |
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| Hangul | 2018년 남북정상회담 | ||||||
| Hanja | 2018年 南北頂上會談 | ||||||
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 2018년 북남수뇌상봉 | ||||||
| Hancha | 2018年 北南首腦相逢 | ||||||
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The summit took place after the two sides had already held several meetings in preparation for their joint attendance at the 2018 Winter Olympics. The idea was initially brought forward through an official invitation from the North to conduct a meeting. The summit was focused on the North Korean nuclear weapons program and denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. The Panmunjom Declaration was made following the summit.