South Korean President Moon Jae-in and the North Korean leader Kim Jong un have signed a joint statement following their bilateral talks in Pyongyang.
Besides the joint statement on inter-Korean relations signed by the leaders, the countries’ defense chiefs also signed a separate military pact, Moon’s press secretary Yoon Young-chan told reporters. While the content of the defense agreement has not yet been made public, Yonhap reports that Defense Minister Song Young-moo and the North Korean No Kwang-chol signed a formal deal on the implementation of the so-called Panmunjom Declaration.
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The Panmunjom Declaration, signed in April during the first meeting between the Korean leaders, mandated both countries to undertake joint efforts to get rid of military tension and to eliminate the danger of war on the Korean Peninsula. The declaration also called for South and North Korea to completely cease all hostile acts against each other. South and North Korea also agreed to take various military measures to ensure active mutual cooperation, exchanges, visits and contacts.
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