President Moon Jae-In of South Korea and NoKor counterpart, Kim Jong Un announced the signing of agreements as the ongoing third bilateral summit between the two Korean nations enter its second day in Pyongyang, North Korea. New deals agreed to by the two leaders include a commitment by the Kim regime to forego, in its entirety, the North's nuclear program and the vow to host the 2032 Summer Olympics in the region.
The two Korean heads of state were side by side on Wednesday to announce their joint statement geared for the attainment of peace in the Korean Peninsula, a report from ABC said.
In a statement cited over by the news outlet, Kim confirmed that he and the SoKor leader have agreed to make the region free from any influence of nuclear weapons as well as of nuclear threats.
A unified vision to make the Korean Peninsula a land of peace, the Supreme Leader admitted that attaining such goal won't be a walk in the park and that both parties may encounter some setbacks along the way, both expected and otherwise.
Kim reiterated that Koreans are not afraid to face these challenges because these will help both nations to grow together in strength and unity.
As further stated by an Australian news agency, both Kim and Moon have reached into an agreement over a set of provisions aimed to end the nuclear tension.
The South Korean president said that Kim has sworn that he will order the dismantling of the Tongchang-ri missile testing site and launching facility right after the three-day summit in Pyongyang.
To ensure the credibility of his promise, Kim will make the disassembling process a public affair as it will be witnessed by experts and inspectors coming from several international governing bodies and organizations.
Kim also put to the table the assurance to permanently abolish operations in the Nyongban site, the North's main nuclear complex, in the condition that the United States will take corresponding measures.
Non-Military Issues
The leaders of the neighboring countries had also agreed to a slate of non-military deals. One of the highlights is their plans to submit a joint bid to host the 2032 Summer Olympics to the Olympics committee, a CNN report indicated.
As added by the news outlet, Kim and Moon once again mentioned the collaborative infrastructure project which would create a connecting railway running between the North and South Korean countries, a plan slated to kick off within next year.
The joint project seeks to establish an East Asian Railroad Community, a previous report from this site said.
