N. Korea’s Kim Jong Un: Will turn Korean Peninsula into place without nuclear weapons

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

Following the conclusion of the summit between both the North and South Korea, the North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un came out on the wires, noting:

Will turn Korean peninsula into place without nuclear weapons.

Agrees to visit Seoul, likely later this year.

South Korea’s state news agency, Yonhap, reported that South and North Korea signed the agreement at the end of their summit talks in Pyongyang.

However, the details of the agreement signed by the leaders were not immediately available.

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Dhwani Mehta

FXStreet

Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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