Commentaries And Analysis On Tomorrow's Historic DMZ Summit

Virginia Harrison, BBC: Korean talks: What will come from Kim-Moon meeting?

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will meet on Friday in an act of diplomacy not seen for more than a decade.

This rare dialogue comes after months of improving relations between the two countries and will pave the way to proposed talks between the United States and North Korea.

Denuclearisation and peace on the peninsula will top the agenda. While analysts are sceptical Pyongyang will agree to give up its nuclear weapons, the summit carries promise for both Koreas. Each side has other problems - like sanctions and separated families - they're likely to bring to the negotiating table.

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Commentaries And Analysis On Tomorrow's Historic DMZ Summit

Rival Koreas’ leaders face high stakes at historic summit -- Foster Klug, AP
Kim Jong Un walks south to meet his rival: Can they deal? -- Foster Klug, AP
What To Expect From Friday's Summit Between North And South Korea -- NPR
Inter-Korean Summit to Set Agenda to Remove Nukes -- Brian Padden, VOA

href="http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/regional/rival-koreas-leaders-face-high-stakes-at-historic-summit-205209/">Rival Koreas' leaders face high stakes at historic summit -- The Guardian/Canada Press
Kim Jong-un will use nuclear weapons to push for more from West, ex-South Korean negotiator says -- Lee Jeong-ho and Minnie Chan, SCMP
From brink of war to hopes of peace: Kim Jong Un heads south for summit -- Ben Westcott and Joshua Berlinger, CNN
Could the Korean talks help resolve decades of conflict? -- James Bays, Al Jazeera
Venue for Koreas summit a symbol of division -- Hyung-Jin Kim, AP
Korea talks: What does China have to gain or lose from a potentially reunified Korean Peninsula? -- Michael Walsh, ABC News Online
Kim, Moon summit is only the third between divided Koreas -- AP
In South Korea, young and old have very different views on the possibility of peace with the North -- Matthew Carney, ABC News Online
A look at 2 leaders in the inter-Korean summit talks -- AP
North and South Korea: how different are they? -- Caroline Schmitt, DW
Armistice and axe murders - Korea's DMZ summit site full of diplomatic, military history -- Hyonhee Shin, Reuters