Korea Summit Leaders Sign Joint Statement; 2032 Olympics On The Table

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The Latest on the summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in:

    

1:30 p.m.

    

North and South Korea have agreed to disarm a jointly controlled border village, starting with the removal of land mines.

    

A joint statement signed by the countries' military chiefs on Wednesday said the Koreas will aim to remove the mines in the Joint Security Area in the truce village of Panmunjom within October and also remove guard posts from the area.

    

The statement says the Koreas agreed to jointly verify the results of such steps and also allow tourists and observers to move freely within the JSA.

    

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1:10 p.m.

    

North and South Korea have agreed to make their first joint searches for the remains of their soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War.

    

A joint statement signed by their defense chiefs in Pyongyang on Wednesday says the Koreas will first remove land mines and other explosives in a central area of their border before starting the searches next April.

    

It says the area they plan to search is where one of the fiercest battles happened during the war.

    

The statement says the joint searches would be the first of their kind since the end of the Korean War.

    

The statement was signed while the leaders of the two Koreas were present after their summit in Pyongyang.

    

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12:50 p.m.

    

A joint statement says the two Koreas agreed to establish buffer zones along their land and sea borders to reduce military tensions and prevent accidental clashes.

    

The statement signed by the countries' defense chiefs also says the Koreas agreed to withdraw 11 guard posts from the Demilitarized Zone by December with the aim of removing them eventually.

    

The statement says the Koreas also agreed to no-fly zone above the military demarcation line that bisects the two Koreas that will apply to planes, helicopters and drones.

    

Seoul has been stressing the importance of reducing the conventional military threat between the Korea to prevent accidental clashes that can escalate into a nuclear conflict.

    

The statement was issued following the Pyongyang summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

    

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12:20 p.m.

    

A Joint statement says the two Koreas have agreed to seek to obtain the rights to co-host the 2032 Summer Olympics.

    

The statement was released by Seoul on Wednesday after a Pyongyang summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

    

It says the two leaders also agreed to cooperate in major sports events such as the 2020 Summer Olympics. It didn't elaborate.

    

It says the two leaders have also agreed on a Pyongyang art troupe visiting Seoul for performances in October.

    

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12 noon

    

South Korean President Moon Jae-in says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has agreed to permanently dismantle a missile engine test site and a launch pad in the presence of international experts in what he described as a specific step toward denuclearization.

    

Moon also said on Wednesday that the North agreed to take further steps such as permanently dismantling its main Nyongbyon nuclear complex if the United States takes corresponding measures.

    

Moon and Kim spoke at a news conference after signing a joint statement following their second day of summit talks in Pyongyang.

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