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SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES UPCOMING SUMMIT IN PYONGYANG, HOPES ‘HISTORIC’ MEETING LAYS FOUNDATION FOR PEACE ON KOREAN PENINSULA

1 October 2007
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/11197
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Secretary-General welcomes upcoming summit in pyongyang, hopes ‘historic’ meeting


lays foundation for peace on Korean peninsula

 


The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:


The Secretary-General welcomes the upcoming summit between the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, scheduled to take place in Pyongyang from 2 to 4 October 2007.  He wishes the two leaders success in using this historic occasion to lay a solid foundation for peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.


The Secretary-General hopes the summit will lead to increased inter-Korean reconciliation and cooperation, as well as promoting co-prosperity.  He further hopes that it will contribute to the progress of the six-party talks on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and advance security cooperation in North-East Asia.  The United Nations stands ready to provide assistance as may be required.


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