On Tuesday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in contacted the United Nations and requested U.N. supervision of the decommissioning of , a subterranean tunnel network beneath where all six of North Korea's nuclear tests took place. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reportedly said during Friday 's session of the 2018 Inter-korea summit he would invite journalists and other experts from other countries to witness the site's closure. The two leaders shaking hands on April 27, 2018 A statement issued by the , the South Korean presidential residence, said President Moon phoned U.N. Secretary General António Guterres to request the United Nations confirm the shutdown, and Guterres responded, while that specific request had to go through the Security Council he would assign someone at the U.N. to work with South Korea. Moon's office also reported Kim Jong Un saying he would invite experts from the United States and other countries to view the site as it was closed. Last Friday , Kim and Moon met at a border village called to discuss relations between their two countries. They emerged with the , calling for removal of all nuclear weapons from the Korean Peninsula. According to Moon's spokesperson, Kim told Moon, "If we maintain frequent meetings and build trust with the United States and receive promises for an end to the war and a non-aggression treaty, then why would be need to live in difficulty by keeping our nuclear weapons?" Officially, the , which began in 1950, never ended. There was a cease-fire in 1953 but no formal peace treaty. At the Friday summit, the leaders discussed nuclear disarmament, the reuniting of families separated by the partition, and general relations between the two countries.
On Tuesday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in contacted the United Nations and requested U.N. supervision of the decommissioning of , a subterranean tunnel network beneath where all six of North Korea's nuclear tests took place. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reportedly said during April 27 's session of the 2018 Inter-korea summit he would invite journalists and other experts from other countries to witness the site's closure. Kim Jong Un (left) and Moon Jae-in (right) shaking hands on April 27. A statement issued by the , the South Korean presidential residence, said President Moon phoned U.N. Secretary General António Guterres to request the United Nations confirm the shutdown, and Guterres responded, while that specific request had to go through the Security Council he would assign someone at the U.N. to work with South Korea. Moon's office also reported Kim Jong Un saying he would invite experts from the United States and other countries to view the site as it was closed. On April 27 , Kim and Moon met at a border village called to discuss relations between their two countries. They emerged with the , calling for removal of all nuclear weapons from the Korean Peninsula. According to Moon's spokesperson, Kim told Moon, "If we maintain frequent meetings and build trust with the United States and receive promises for an end to the war and a non-aggression treaty, then why would be need to live in difficulty by keeping our nuclear weapons?" Officially, the , which began in 1950, never ended. There was a cease-fire in 1953 but no formal peace treaty. At the April 27 summit, the leaders discussed nuclear disarmament, the reuniting of families separated by the partition, and general relations between the two countries.
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