2000 inter-Korean summit was a meeting between

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and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-il, which took place in

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from June 13 to June 15, 2000. It was the first

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since the

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1950-1953.
Regarding the first inter-Korean summit, the

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was awarded to Kim Dae-Jung for his work for democracy and human rights in North and South Korea in East Asia in general. Kim Dae Jung's

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for reconciliation with North Korea was recognized.

Overview

The first summit was held June 13–15, 2000, in

. Kim Jong-il, the North Korean supreme leader, met with

, the

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at the time, who received the

for his efforts as this summit occurred seemingly as a result of his

, which South Korea maintained until President

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adopted a more hardline position against North Korea.

Details

* It was the first Inter-Korean summit meeting after

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, and as a result of the talks, the June 15 joint declaration was announced on the last day. On December 25, 2000, the Associated Press of the United States

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published the "Top 10 News in 2000", which ranked 5th was the South–North Korea summit. The inter-Korean talks continued, and North Korea negotiated with normalization of relations with Japan and the United States while maintaining a reconciliation atmosphere.

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's early visit to

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was foreseen, but it was not realized due to the sudden change of international situation. In accordance with the North–South Joint Declaration arising from the first Inter-Korean summit, the North-South ministerial and military working-level talks were held four times in Pyongyang, Seoul and Jeju Island from July to December 2000. These also involved North–South

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talks (three times) and several working-level contacts for North and South economic cooperation, continuing until March 2007. Kim Dae Jung, the South Korean president at the time, received the Nobel Peace Prize for successfully arranging the summit. * However, the South Korean Government paid North Korea approximately US$500 million to attend the Summit. This payment was kept secret at the time and only emerged three years later, causing a major political scandal called the Cash-for-summit scandal. It was later discovered that South Korea had secretly paid the North Korean Government $200 million to attend, and because of this issue 6 South Korean businessmen and officials were convicted. In August 2000, after over 50 years of separation, some members of separated families and relatives in the North and South had a reunification meeting with each other in Pyongyang and

. Subsequent Inter-Korean summit talks were held and the June 15 North–South Joint Declaration was adopted.

Peace declaration (eight-point agreement)

# South and North Korea are to implement the June 15 Joint Declaration # South and North Korea are to work for mutual respect and trust in order to overcome differences in ideology, system. # South and North Korea are to ease

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tensions, hold defense ministerial talks in November in

to discuss ways of supporting inter-Korean economic cooperation and easing tension. # The two sides agree on the need to end the current armistice and establish permanent peace. # The two sides are to create a special peace zone around

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in North Korea and nearby areas. # South and North Korea are to develop cooperation in the history, language, education, technology, culture, sports, and social sectors. # South and North Korea are to actively push for

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cooperation and expansion of the reunions of separated families. # South and North Korea are to strengthen cooperation for national interest in the international stage and the benefits of Korean residents abroad.

Press releases

Two Koreas to hold summit (CNN, Aug 7, 2007)New hope of inter-Korean detente (UPI, Aug 10, 2007)

Footnotes

References

* ttps://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=23449 Ban Ki-moon welcomes forthcoming Inter-Korean summitbr>Inter-Korean summit welcomeLooking forward to new aspect of Inter-Korean summitthe eight-point agreement by the leaders of the two Koreas at the end of their summit (quoted by koreanblog.com)2nd South-North Korean Summit Joint Statement
The Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Kyungnam University

External links

The Inter-Korean summit:Evaluation and Tasks Ahead

The Inter-Korean summit and Unification Formulae

The official website of the Republic of Korea

Inter-Korean dialogue
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