The U.S., China, Russia, and Japan all issued public statements of varying degrees of support on Friday in the aftermath of a historic inter-Korean summit between DPRK leader Kim Jong Un and ROK President Moon Jae-in earlier in the day.

The leaders of the two Koreas on Friday morning shared a handshake along the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) at the Panmunjom Peace Village to kick off the first inter-Korean summit in over ten years.

The meeting culminated in the release of a joint statement, which included a written intent to end the armistice agreement between the two countries and to sign