2007 inter-Korean summit

The second Summit was held October 2 to 4, 2007, also in Pyongyang, between Kim Jong Il and Roh Moo-hyun, at the time President of the Republic of Korea. This summit occurred in light of the recent partially successful detonation of a nuclear device by North Korea, the development of which violated a range of guarantees, given in exchange for aid, that North Korea would cease nuclear weapon development. This summit probably occurred due to concerted political and economic pressure from a number of major states (such as the United States, South Korea, and Japan) and in particular from China, which is the nearest state North Korea has as an ally, and which provides North Korea with the oil and food supplies that keep the country from totally collapsing.{{Cite web |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/koreas.summit/index.html |title = U.S. endorses plan to disable North Korea's nuclear facilities - CNN.com |access-date=2017-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109070221/http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/koreas.summit/index.html |archive-date=2007-11-09 |url-status = bot: unknown}}, CNN, accessed 2 October 2007

On August 8, 2007, South Korea and North Korea announced that the second Inter-Korean summit would be held from August 28 to August 30, 2007.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7027236.stm Korean leaders issue peace call] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021223107/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7027236.stm |date=2007-10-21 }}, BBC, 4 October 2007, 9:27 GMT

However, on August 18, 2007, North Korea postponed the talks due to flooding. South Korea proposed to hold Summit talks between October 2 and October 4, 2007.{{Cite web |title=Inter-Korean Summit ㅣ Korean Peninsula A to Z ㅣ KBS WORLD Radio |url=https://world.kbs.co.kr/special/northkorea/index.htm?lang=e |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=KBS World |language=en}}

On October 2, 2007, at 9:05, South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun walked across the Korean Demilitarized Zone in travelling to Pyongyang for talks with Kim Jong Il. Unlike in the first summit, President Roh reached the summit location via the land routes – Kaesung and Pyongyang Expressway. During the visit, there was a series of meetings and discussions between the leaders.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7023079.stm Korean leaders in historic talks] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016062235/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7023079.stm |date=2007-10-16 }}, BBC, Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 10:14 GMT[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7022080.stm Mixed feelings over Koreas summit] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071115122230/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7022080.stm |date=2007-11-15 }}, BBC, 2 October 2007, 10:17 GMT[http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/koreas.summit/index.html Kim greets Roh in Pyongyang before historic summit] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109070221/http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/koreas.summit/index.html |date=2007-11-09 }}, CNN, accessed 2 October 2007

The June 15th North–South Joint Declaration that the two leaders signed during the first South–North summit stated that they would hold the second summit at an appropriate time. It was originally thought in 2000 that the second summit would be held in South Korea, but that did not prove to be the case in 2007.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

At the meetings and talks, the two sides reaffirmed the spirit of the June 15th North–South Joint Declaration and had discussions on various issues related to realizing the advancement of South–North relations, peace on the Korean Peninsula, common prosperity of the Korean people and unification of Korea. On October 4, 2007, Roh and Kim signed the peace declaration. The document called for international talks to replace the armistice which ended the Korean War with a permanent peace treaty.

• Kim Jong Il gave his presidential guest Roh Moo-hyun four tonnes of prized songi (matsutake mushrooms) worth up to US$2.6 million at their summit. A kilogram of these mushrooms, which is a Korean delicacy, can sell for as much as 600,000 won (US$656) in South Korean stores. Kim Jong Il had 500 boxes of the mushrooms trucked to the border for President Roh to take back after their three-day summit. This was similar to the first summit when Kim Jong Il gave South Korea's then-president Kim Dae-jung three tonnes of the same mushrooms.
• Roh Moo-hyun had first given Kim Jong Il a collection of South Korean films and television dramas which included his favorite actress Elizabeth Taylor, normally banned in the North, as well as a painted folding screen and a fine tea set.[http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/leaders-come-over-all-mushie/2007/10/05/1191091330430.html Kim thanks Roh with million-dollar mushrooms] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011002507/http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/leaders-come-over-all-mushie/2007/10/05/1191091330430.html |date=2007-10-11 }}, The Age, 5 October 2007, 6:51 GMT

A transcript of the summit talks was not placed in the South Korean national archives, which led to later disputes about what exactly was said in discussions. In June 2013, to resolve a dispute, the National Intelligence Service stated its copy of the final transcript recorded that President Roh had said "I agree with [leader Kim Jong Il] that the Northern Limit Line should be changed."{{cite news |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150206000739 |title=Ex-officials acquitted of destroying Inter-Korean summit transcript |newspaper=The Korea Herald |date=6 February 2015 |access-date=21 February 2015 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206130908/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150206000739 |archive-date=6 February 2015 }}

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• 2000 Inter-Korean summit
• Sunshine Policy

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.nautilus.org/fora/security/07060Frank.html The Second Inter-Korean summit: Four Arguments Against and Why They Could Be Wrong (quoted by nautilus.org)]
• [https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=23449 Ban Ki-moon welcomes forthcoming Inter-Korean summit]
• [http://seoulbuffoon.blogspot.com/2007/08/inter-korean-summit-welcome.html Inter-Korean summit welcome]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930160222/http://korea.net/News/News/NewsView.asp?serial_no=20070830003&part=111 Looking forward to new aspect of Inter-Korean summit]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20071214173825/http://matzo11.koreanblog.com/22 the eight-point agreement by the leaders of the two Koreas at the end of their summit (quoted by koreanblog.com)]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20191212122411/http://ifes.kyungnam.ac.kr/eng/m05/s10/content.asp?nkbriefNO=158&GoP=1 2nd South-North Korean Summit Joint Statement], The Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Kyungnam University

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928004605/http://www.ieas.or.kr/vol14_2/14_2_1.pdf The Inter-Korean summit:Evaluation and Tasks Ahead]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928004616/http://www.ieas.or.kr/vol13_3/13_3_4.pdf The Inter-Korean summit and Unification Formulae]
• [http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/east/06/13/korea.summit.03/index.html Landmark Inter-Korean summit begins with unification pledge]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20071012153136/http://english.president.go.kr/cwd/en/pub/banner/cnt12010101.html The official homepage of 2007 Inter-Korean summit]
• [http://www.korea.net The official website of the Republic of Korea]
• [http://www.unikorea.go.kr/english/EUP/EUP010501I.jsp Inter-Korean dialogue]

• [http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/07/korea.meeting.ap/index.html?iref=newssearch Two Koreas to hold summit (CNN, Aug 7, 2007)]
• [http://www.upiasiaonline.com/politics/2007/08/10/analysis_new_hope_of_interkorean_detente New hope of inter-Korean detente (UPI, Aug 10, 2007) ]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20121010175459/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/08/content_6493730.htm Inter-Korean summit (chinaview, Aug 8, 2007)]
• [http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/18/nkorea.summit.ap/index.html?iref=newssearch Korean summit postponed by floods (CNN, Aug 18, 2007)]

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