Guide Note

The Inter-Korean Summit is an irregular series of meetings between the leaders of North Korea and South Korea. There have only been two such summits. The first took place in 2000, and was the first official meeting between the two countries since they were divided after the Korean War.¹. The second Inter-Korean Summit took place in 2007, and resulted in the dismantling of a major nuclear reactor in North Korea.² Both Summits stressed peace negotiations and closer economic ties between the two countries.

Fast Facts

1. First Summit: June 13 - June 15, 2000
2. North Korean representative: Kim Jong-Il
3. South Korean representative: Kim Dar-jung
4. Was the first official meeting between two countries since the two were divided
5. Both countries signed a peace declaration
6. Called for talks to negotiate a peace treaty to finally end the Korean War
7. Second Summit: October 2, 2007
8. North Korean representative: Kim Jong-Il
9. South Korean repreesntative: Roh Moo-hyun
10. Reaffirmed peace declaration from the previous meeting
11. Resulted in a major North Korean nuclear reactor being dismantled