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April 2018 inter-Korean summit

Index April 2018 inter-Korean summit

An inter-Korean summit took place on 27 April 2018, and 26 of May, 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. [1]

70 relations: Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chief Presidential Secretary, Chung Eui-yong, Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, Demarcation line, Donald Trump, Im Jong-seok, Inter-Korean House of Freedom, Inter-Korean Peace House and Unification pavilion, Inter-Korean summits, International Table Tennis Federation, Japanese language, Joint Chiefs of Staff (South Korea), Joint Security Area, Kang Kyung-wha, Kim Jong-un, Kim Jung-sook, Kim Yo-jong, Kim Yong-chol, Kim Yong-nam, Kim–Xi meetings, Korean Armistice Agreement, Korean Demilitarized Zone, Korean Peninsula, Korean People's Army, Korean reunification, Korean War, Liancourt Rocks, Liancourt Rocks dispute, List of heads of state of North Korea, List of official trips made by Kim Jong-un, Mango, Military Demarcation Line, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (South Korea), Ministry of National Defense (South Korea), Ministry of People's Armed Forces, Ministry of Unification, Moon Jae-in, National Intelligence Service (South Korea), Non-governmental organization, North Korea and weapons of mass destruction, North Korea–South Korea relations, North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens, Northern Limit Line, Pak Yong-sik, Panmunjom, Panmunjom Declaration, Peace treaty, ..., Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea, President of South Korea, Pyongyang, Ri Myong-su, Ri Sol-ju, Ri Su-yong, Ri Yong-ho (politician), Shinzō Abe, Song Young-moo, South Korea, Suh Hoon, Supreme People's Assembly, Tarō Kōno, Workers' Party of Korea, 2007 inter-Korean summit, 2017–18 North Korea crisis, 2018 North Korea–United States summit, 2018 Winter Olympics, 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships, 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships – Women's team. Expand index (20 more) »

Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea

The Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) is the head of the Workers' Party of Korea, the ruling party of North Korea.

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Chief Presidential Secretary

The Chief Presidential Secretary is the highest-ranking employee of the Blue House and serves as chief of staff to the President of South Korea.

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Chung Eui-yong

Chung Eui-yong (born 1946) is a South Korean diplomat and politician, serving as the Director of the,which resembles that of National Security Advisor (United States).

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Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland

The Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea (CPRK) is a North Korean organisation aimed at promoting Korean reunification.

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Demarcation line

A political demarcation line is a geopolitical border, often agreed upon as part of an armistice or ceasefire.

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Donald Trump

Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current President of the United States, in office since January 20, 2017.

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Im Jong-seok

Im Jong-seok (born 24 April 1966) is a Korean politician and the current Chief Presidential Secretary for President of South Korea Moon Jae-in, serving since 10 May 2017.

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Inter-Korean House of Freedom

The Inter-Korean House of Freedom is a four-story building located in the southern part of Panmunjom, which is a building corresponding to the North Korean Building Panmungak.

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Inter-Korean Peace House and Unification pavilion

The inter-Korean Peace House (House of Peace or Home of Peace) and the Unification Pavilion are venues for peace talks between North and South Korea.

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Inter-Korean summits

Inter-Korean summits are meetings between the leaders of North Korea and South Korea.

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International Table Tennis Federation

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is the governing body for all national table tennis associations.

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Japanese language

is an East Asian language spoken by about 128 million people, primarily in Japan, where it is the national language.

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Joint Chiefs of Staff (South Korea)

The Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea (Korean: 대한민국 합동참모본부, Hanja: 大韓民國 合同參謀本部) is a group of Chiefs from each major branch of the armed services in the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.

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Joint Security Area

The Joint Security Area (JSA) is the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) where North and South Korean forces stand face-to-face.

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Kang Kyung-wha

Kang Kyung-wha (born 7 April 1955) is the Foreign Minister of South Korea, the first woman nominated for and appointed to the position.

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Kim Jong-un

Kim Jong-un (born 8 January 1983) is a North Korean politician serving as leader of North Korea since 2011 and Leader of the Workers' Party of Korea since 2012.

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Kim Jung-sook

Kim Jung-sook (김정숙; born November 15, 1955) is a South Korean classical singer who is the current First Lady of the Republic of Korea and spouse of Moon Jae-in, the 12th President of South Korea.

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Kim Yo-jong

Kim Yo-jong (김여정, born 26 September 1987) is the younger sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un.

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Kim Yong-chol

Kim Yong-chol (born 1945) is a North Korean general and politician who currently serves as vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea for South Korean affairs and head of the United Front Work Department.

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Kim Yong-nam

Kim Yong-nam (born 4 February 1928) is the President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, a position he has held since 1998.

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Kim–Xi meetings

North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un secretly met with Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping on March 25–28, 2018.

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Korean Armistice Agreement

The Korean Armistice Agreement (한국휴전협정) is the armistice which brought about a complete cessation of hostilities of the Korean War.

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Korean Demilitarized Zone

The Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ; Chosŏn'gŭl/Hangul: 한반도 비무장 지대; Hanja: 韓半島非武裝地帶) is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula.

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Korean Peninsula

The Korean Peninsula is a peninsula of Eurasia located in East Asia.

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Korean People's Army

The Korean People's Army (KPA) is an institution of the Workers' Party of Korea, and constitutes the de facto military force of North Korea.

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Korean reunification

Korean reunification (통일, 統一) refers to the potential reunification of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (commonly known as North Korea), the Republic of Korea (commonly known as South Korea), and the Korean Demilitarized Zone under a single government.

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Korean War

The Korean War (in South Korean, "Korean War"; in North Korean, "Fatherland: Liberation War"; 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was a war between North Korea (with the support of China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (with the principal support of the United States).

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Liancourt Rocks

The Liancourt Rocks, also known as Dokdo or Tokto ("solitary island") in Korean, and in Japanese, are a group of small islets in the Sea of Japan (East Sea).

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Liancourt Rocks dispute

The Liancourt Rocks dispute is a territorial dispute between Japan and South Korea.

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List of heads of state of North Korea

The following is a list of heads of state of North Korea since its founding in 1948.

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List of official trips made by Kim Jong-un

The following is a list of official trips made by Kim Jong-un during his tenure as Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission and Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea.

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Mango

Mangoes are juicy stone fruit (drupe) from numerous species of tropical trees belonging to the flowering plant genus Mangifera, cultivated mostly for their edible fruit.

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Military Demarcation Line

The Military Demarcation Line (MDL), sometimes referred to as the Armistice Line, is the land border or demarcation line between North Korea and South Korea.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs

In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)

The is a cabinet-level ministry of the Japanese government responsible for the country's foreign relations.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (South Korea)

South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is in charge of the country's foreign relations, as well as handling matters related to overseas Korean nationals.

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Ministry of National Defense (South Korea)

The Ministry of National Defense (MND, 국방부) is a department within the government of South Korea (ROK) and responsible for the military branches of South Korea.

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Ministry of People's Armed Forces

The Ministry of People's Armed Forces (MPAF) is the government agency tasked with general administrative and logistical coordination of the Korean People's Army (KPA).

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Ministry of Unification

The Ministry of Unification is an executive department of the South Korean government aimed at promoting Korean reunification.

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Moon Jae-in

Moon Jae-in (born 24 January 1953) is a South Korean politician serving as the 12th and current President of South Korea since 2017.

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National Intelligence Service (South Korea)

The National Intelligence Service (NIS) (대한민국국가정보원, 국정원) is the chief intelligence agency of South Korea.

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Non-governmental organization

Non-governmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, or nongovernment organizations, commonly referred to as NGOs, are usually non-profit and sometimes international organizations independent of governments and international governmental organizations (though often funded by governments) that are active in humanitarian, educational, health care, public policy, social, human rights, environmental, and other areas to effect changes according to their objectives.

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North Korea and weapons of mass destruction

North Korea has a military nuclear weapons program and also has a significant quantity of chemical and biological weapons.

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North Korea–South Korea relations

North Korea–South Korea relations are the political, commercial, diplomatic, and military interactions between North Korea and South Korea.

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North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens

The abductions of Japanese citizens from Japan by agents of the North Korean government took place during a period of six years from 1977 to 1983.

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Northern Limit Line

The Northern Limit Line or North Limit Line (NLL) – 북방한계선 (in ROK) – is a disputed maritime demarcation line in the Yellow (West) Sea between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on the north, and the Republic of Korea (ROK) on the south.

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Pak Yong-sik

Pak Yong-sik (born 1950) is a senior North Korean military officer and Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) politician, who served as the country's defence minister from 2015 to 2018.

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Panmunjom

Panmunjeom, now located in Kaesong, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, was a village just north of the de facto border between North and South Korea, where the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement that paused the Korean War was signed.

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Panmunjom Declaration

The Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity and Unification of the Korean Peninsula was adopted between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's Kim Jong-un and the Republic of Korea's Moon Jae-in on April 27, 2018, during the 2018 inter-Korean Summit.

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Peace treaty

A peace treaty is an agreement between two or more hostile parties, usually countries or governments, which formally ends a state of war between the parties.

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Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea

The Politburo, officially the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), formerly the Political Council, is the highest decision-making body in the party between sessions of the Central Committee.

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President of South Korea

The President of the Republic of Korea is, according to the South Korean constitution, the chairperson of the cabinet, the chief executive of the government, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and the head of state of South Korea.

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Pyongyang

Pyongyang, or P'yŏngyang, is the capital and largest city of North Korea.

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Ri Myong-su

Ri Myong-su (리명수; born 1937 in Myongchon, North Hamgyong) is the former chief of General Staff of the Korean People's Army from 2016 to 2018.

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Ri Sol-ju

Ri Sol-ju or Lee Seol-ju (born 1985–89) is the current First Lady of North Korea and wife of North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un.

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Ri Su-yong

Ri Su-yong (리수용;; born 15 June 1940), also known as Ri Chol, is a North Korean diplomat and politician, serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Korea from April 2014 until May 2016.

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Ri Yong-ho (politician)

Ri Yong-ho (리용호;; born 1956) is a North Korean politician and diplomat who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Korea since 2016.

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Shinzō Abe

is a Japanese politician serving as the 63rd and current Prime Minister of Japan and Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since 2012, previously being the 57th officeholder from 2006 to 2007.

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Song Young-moo

Song Young-moo (born February 24, 1949) is a South Korean politician and former Republic of Korea Navy admiral, serving as the 45th and current appointed minister of National Defense in the administration of President Moon Jae-in.

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South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (대한민국; Hanja: 大韓民國; Daehan Minguk,; lit. "The Great Country of the Han People"), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and lying east to the Asian mainland.

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Suh Hoon

Suh Hoon (서훈; born 1954) is a South Korean intelligence officer who is the 13th and current Director of the National Intelligence Service of South Korea.

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Supreme People's Assembly

The Supreme People's Assembly (Chosongul: 최고 인민 회의) is the unicameral legislature of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea.

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Tarō Kōno

is a Japanese politician belonging to the Liberal Democratic Party.

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Workers' Party of Korea

The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) is the founding and ruling political party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the largest party represented in the Supreme People's Assembly.

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2007 inter-Korean summit

The 2007 Inter-Korean summit meeting was held between October 2 and October 4, 2007, in Pyongyang, between President Roh Moo-hyun of the Republic of Korea and Kim Jong-il of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

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2017–18 North Korea crisis

The 2017–18 North Korean crisis refers to the period when, in 2017, North Korea conducted a series of missile and nuclear tests that demonstrated the country's ability to launch ballistic missiles beyond its immediate region and suggested that North Korea's nuclear weapons capability was developing at a faster rate than had been assessed by the U.S. intelligence community.

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2018 North Korea–United States summit

U.S. President Donald Trump met with North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un on June 12, 2018, in Singapore, in the first summit meeting between the leaders of the United States of America and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).

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2018 Winter Olympics

The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpik) and commonly known as PyeongChang 2018, was an international winter multi-sport event that was held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province, South Korea, with the opening rounds for certain events held on 8 February 2018, the eve of the opening ceremony.

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2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships

The 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships were held in Halmstad, Sweden from 29 April to 6 May 2018.

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2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships – Women's team

The Women's team tournament of the 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships was held from 29 April to 6 May 2018.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2018_inter-Korean_summit

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