The United States hopes the forthcoming summit between leaders of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and South Korea to pave a way for peace and security in the region, the State Department said late Tuesday.
"We have long welcomed and supported North-South dialogue and hope that this meeting will help promote peace and security on the Korean peninsula, fulfilling the goals of the six-party talks," State Department spokesperson Joanne Moore said.
"This is the result of efforts and discussions that have been going on for some time and the US was advised in advance by the ROK (South Korea) about this meeting," Moore said of the just-announced summit.
It was reported earlier in the day that the DPRK and South Korea have agreed to hold the second Inter-Korean Summit in Pyongyang from August 28-30.
Kim Jong Il and then South Korean President Kim Dae-jung held the first-ever Inter-Korean Summit in Pyongyang in June 2000.
Source: Xinhua
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