Fifteen years ago this month a historic event in the history of post-Cold War Korea took place: the first inter-Korean summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and South Korea’s then-President Kim Dae-jung.
The efforts netted the South Korean president a Nobel Prize and launched a new era of cooperation between the two, with the founding of the Mount Kumgang Tourist Region and the Kaesong Industrial Complex.
Fifteen years ago this month a historic event in the history of post-Cold War Korea took place: the first inter-Korean summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and South Korea’s then-President Kim Dae-jung.
The efforts netted the South Korean president a Nobel Prize and launched a new era of cooperation between the two, with the founding of the Mount Kumgang Tourist Region and the Kaesong Industrial Complex.
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