History of inter-Korean summits
By Globaltimes.cn – VCG, Published: 2018-03-07 20:13:23
Kim Dae-jung (left) and Kim Jong-il (right) join hands to celebrate the signing of the “June 15th North–South Joint Declaration” on June 15, 2000 in Pyongyang, North Korea. This is the first meeting between the leaders of the two Koreas in the 55 years the Peninsula had been divided. (Photo: VCG)
Editor's Note:
The third inter-Korean summit meeting will be held at the end of April, with preparation talks already underway. The first and second inter-Korean summit meetings were held in Pyongyang in 2000 and 2007. (Photos: VCG)
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun (center), North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il (right) and North Korean presidents of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly Kim Yong-nam (left) inspect the honor guard at the welcoming ceremony of the second inter-Korean summit meeting on October 2, 2007 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo: VCG) 
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il welcomes South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and his wife Kwon Yang-sook during the welcoming ceremony of the second inter-Korean summit meeting on October 2, 2007 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo: VCG) 
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (right) toasts with South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun after exchanging the joint statement “Declaration on the Advancement of North-South Korean Relations, Peace and Prosperity” in Pyongyang, North Korea on October 4, 2007. (Photo: VCG)