摘要
North and South Korea announced simultaneously on April 10 that their heads ofstate, President Kim Jong H and Kim Dae Jung will hold a summit in Py-ongyang from June 12 through 14. This is the first inter-Korean summit since thepeninsular was divided more than half a century ago. It is in the interest of bothsides and good to ending the cold war and bringing about peace on the peninsularand maintaining peace and stability in Northeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific as awhole. The announcement inspired the two Koreas with enthusiasm and drewgreat attention from the international community.
