South and North Korea announce September 18 – 20 Summit

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

Following the comments from the North Korean leader Kim Jon-Un, Reuters reports that South and North Korea announced a Summit meeting likely to be held later this month from Sept 18^th – 20^th.

Further Details (via Yonhap):

Kim Jong-Un and South Korean President Moon to hold a summit in Pyongyang.

South Korea says Kim Jong-Un agreed to 'closely cooperate' with the United States on denuclearization.

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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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