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Two Koreas Set Summit

Leaders of divided peninsula will meet for first time since 2000

By Sam Biddle,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 8, 2007 7:47 AM CDT

(Newser) – The leaders of North and South Korea will meet for a three-day summit at the end of the month for the first time in 7 years, Reuters reports. The summit in Pyongyang is expected to have little impact on the six-party negotiations that succeeded in inducing the North Koreans to shut down its nuclear reactor in exchange for shipment of oil and other aid. But it was welcomed by all parties.

Although a top South Korean official predicted the summit will help establish a "peace regime" on the Korean peninsula, Reuters says the real focus is on South Korea's presidential elections in December, in which the current leftist government faces a challenge from a right wing party that advocates taking a tougher line on Pyongyang.



A South Korean man watches a TV screen showing pictures of South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, right, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007. North and South Korea announced Wednesday that their leaders will hold their...
A South Korean man watches a TV screen showing pictures of South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, right, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday,...   (Associated Press)
A South Korean woman smiles as she walks past  a large TV broadcasting news about a summit between North and South Korea, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007. North and South Korea announced Wednesday that their leaders will hold their second-ever summit this...
A South Korean woman smiles as she walks past a large TV broadcasting news about a summit between North and South Korea, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007. North...   (Associated Press)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, left, and South Korean President Kim Dae-jung shake hands as Kim Dae-jung arrives at  Sunan International Airport in Pyongyang in this June 13, 2000 file photo. The leaders of North and South Korea will hold their second-ever summit later this month in Pyongyang, Yonhap...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, left, and South Korean President Kim Dae-jung shake hands as Kim Dae-jung arrives at Sunan International Airport in Pyongyang in this June 13, 2000 file photo. The leaders...   (Associated Press)
Baek Jong-chun, chief presidential secretary for security affairs, right, talks to the media during a press conference as Unification Minister Lee Jae-jeong,left, and  Kim Man-bok, head of the National Intelligence Service, listen at the presidential house in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007. Baek said that the leaders...
Baek Jong-chun, chief presidential secretary for security affairs, right, talks to the media during a press conference as Unification Minister Lee Jae-jeong,left, and Kim Man-bok, head of the National...   (Associated Press)
South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, left, leans and listens to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at the Baekhwawon Guest House in Pyongyang during a luncheon party in this June 15, 2000 file photo. The leaders of North and South Korea will hold their second-ever summit later this month in...
South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, left, leans and listens to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at the Baekhwawon Guest House in Pyongyang during a luncheon party in this June 15, 2000 file photo. The...   (Associated Press)
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