The second South-North Korean summit
The Korean Government has consistently emphasized the need for an inter-Korean summit, which it recognizes as instrumental in resolving the issue of the North Korean nuclear program and developing inter-Korean relations.
With the North Korean side expressing a favorable response, the two Koreas reached agreement on August 5, 2007, on the second South-North Korean summit.
The Government convened this year’s second National Security Council meeting at 7:00 this morning to report, deliberate and sign the proposal for the second South-North Korean summit.
Following is the full text of the South-North Agreement signed by S. Korea's National Intelligence Service Director Kim Man-bok and N. Korea's United Front Department Director Kim Yang-gon.
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South-North Agreement on President Roh Moo-hyun’s Visit to Pyongyang
According to an agreement between President Roh Moo-hyun of the Republic of Korea and Chairman Kim Jong-il of the National Defense Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, President Roh will visit Pyongyang from August 28-30.
The meeting between the two highest leaders of the South and North will expand and develop South-North relations a step higher based on the South-North Joint Declaration of June 15, 2000 and the spirit of the Korean nation, thereby crucially and significantly influencing the opening of a new phase in the quest for peace on the Korean Peninsula, common prosperity of the Korean nation and unification of the homeland.
The two sides have decided to hold a preparatory meeting for the summit talks in Gaeseong at an earliest possible date.
August 5, 2007
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Significance of the Second South-North Korean Summit
The second South-North Korean summit will realize the spirit of the June 15, 2000 South-North Joint Declaration and make a substantial contribution to efforts by South and North Korea to enter an era of peace and prosperity in earnest.
As progress in implementing the September 19, 2005 Joint Statement and February 13, 2007 agreement enter the fulfillment stage, the second South-North Korean summit will be able to not only help resolve the North Korean nuclear issue and but also enhance inter-Korean ties.
Especially, the second South-North Korean summit is significant because the leaders of the two Koreas will be able to take extensive trust-building measures in military affairs and pave the way for the establishment of peace on the Korean Peninsula through openly discussing the issue.
In addition, the second South-North Korean summit will provide a firm foundation for embodying a new South and North vision of the Korean Peninsula by expanding the quantity and quality of economic cooperation and exchanges, so that the next administration can continue the win-win basis for reconciliation and cooperation.
The South Korean Government firmly believes that the second South-North Korean summit will be able to provide the foundation for regular inter-Korean summits and help the two Koreas make sustainable progress in peace-building and the stabilization of inter-Korean relations in the future.
2. Background
The June 15, 2000 Joint Declaration that the two leaders signed during the first South-North summit states that they would hold the second summit at an appropriate time. South Korea has consistently made it known that it would welcome the idea of holding an inter-Korean summit anywhere at any time.
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President Roh on a South-North Summit
“If the other side responds in kind, I am open to meeting for summit talks in any place at any time, no matter what the agenda… If a possibility is there for a summit, I am willing to propose it positively.” (New Year Press Conference, January 13, 2005)
“Regardless of my term, I believe a good time would be when the Six-Party Talks are well on the way to implementation and when we can be sure that a summit will contribute to cementing this progress.” (Interview with AP, May 31, 2007)
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During a number of key meetings, including inter-Korean ministerial talks, the South Korean side canvassed North Korea on its position on a second inter-Korean summit, communicating to the North its willingness, if necessary, to dispatch a special envoy to Pyongyang. In response, the North Korean officials agreed in principle that a summit meeting should be held, but said that they would continue to review the possibility as they monitor developments surrounding the Korean Peninsula and inter-Korean relations.
Moreover, in July 2007, South Korea suggested high-level contacts between Kim Man-Bok, Director of South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS), and Kim Yang-gon, the director of North Korea’s United Front Department under the Party Central Committee to improve inter-Korean ties and discuss pending issues.
In response, North Korea sent an official invitation on July 29 to the South Korean NIS Director Kim Man-Bok, asking him to secretly visit Pyongyang on August 2-3. He traveled to North Korea as a special presidential envoy twice and signed the agreement to hold the second South-North Korean summit.
During Kim Man-Bok’s first visit to North Korea on August 2-3, North Korea’s Kim Yang-gon suggested to him that North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il make the important proposal on the holding of the second South and North Korea summit.
The proposal stated that the North Korean leader had long wished to meet with President Roh Moo-hyun since the inauguration of the Participatory Government, but the situation was not ripe for such a meeting. It conveyed his message that the current moment is the most appropriate time for it thanks to the recent improvements in South-North Korean relations and the regional situation. In addition, it would ask the National Intelligence Service Director to visit the North as soon as possible to deliver the South Korea’s reply.
After returning to Seoul on August 3, the South Korean Envoy delivered the North’s message to the South Korean President, and the President ordered him to accept the North’s proposal.
During South Korean envoy Kim Man-Bok’s second visit to North Korea on August 4-5, Kim Man-Bok asked North Korea’s Kim Yang-gon to deliver to the North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il the South Korean President Roh’s signed letter that contained his acceptance of the proposal to hold the second inter-Korean summit
Therefore, Kim Man-bok, Director of the South Korean National Intelligence Service and Kim Yang-gon, the Director of the North Korean United Front Department under the Party Central Committee signed the agreement to hold the second summit August 28-30 in Pyongyang.
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