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Witness History: North and South Korean leaders meet for the first time in decades

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North and South Korean leaders meet for the first time in decades

29/08/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, North and South Korean leaders meet for the first time in decades

In June 2000, the first inter-Korean summit since the Korean War took place

A historic meeting between South Korean president Kim Dae-jung and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Il took place in June 2000.

In June 2000, a historic meeting took place between South Korean president Kim Dae-jung and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Il.

This was the first inter-Korean summit since the Korean War, almost 50 years earlier.

Professor Chung-in Moon from South Korea was a special delegate at the summit. 

He told Gill Kearsley about his experience in North Korea.


(Photo: North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and South Korean President Kim Dae-jung. Credit: Newsmakers)

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