German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday welcomed the peace declaration signed by South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) after three days of talks.
After a long period, both sides have once more opened up the prospect of lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula, Steinmeier said in Berlin.
The minister said the German government particularly welcomed the agreement within the framework of the six-party talks on further steps to dismantle DPRK's nuclear weapons program, German news agency DPA said in a report.
Germany will continue to follow all efforts to reduce tensions in the region, he said.
South Korean Foreign Minister Song Min-soon will visit Berlin on Tuesday, the minister added.
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and DPRK's top leader Kim Jong Il signed a joint declaration on peace and prosperity in Pyongyang on Thursday.
According to the Declaration on the Advancement of South-North Korean Relations, Peace and Prosperity, South Korea and the DPRK " have agreed to resolve the issue of unification on their own initiative and according to the spirit of 'by-the-Korean-people- themselves.'"
The declaration said the two sides have also agreed to transform inter-Korean relations into "ties of mutual respect and trust, transcending the differences in ideology and systems."
Source: Xinhua
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