Panmunjom Declaration

For the 1953 agreement, see Korean Armistice Agreement.

Panmunjom Declaration
Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity and Reunification of the Korean Peninsula
Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong-un raise their hands together after signing the Panmunjom Declaration
TypeDeclaration
Signed27 April 2018
LocationPanmunjom, Korea
Signatories
Parties
LanguageKorean
Panmunjom Declaration
South Korean name
Hangul한반도의 평화와 번영, 통일을 위한 판문점 선언
Hanja韓半島의 平和와 繁榮, 統一을 爲한 板門店 宣言
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationHanbandoui pyeonghwawa beonyeong, tongireul wihan Panmunjeom seoneon
McCune–ReischauerHanbandoŭi p'yŏnghwawa pŏnyŏng, t'ongirŭl wihan P'anmunjŏm sŏnŏn
North Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl조선반도의 평화와 번영, 통일을 위한 판문점 선언
Hancha朝鮮半島의 平和와 繁榮, 統一을 爲한 板門店 宣言
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationJoseonbandoui pyeonghwawa beonyeong, tongireul wihan Panmunjeom seoneon
McCune–ReischauerChosŏnbandoŭi p'yŏnghwawa pŏnyŏng, t'ongirŭl wihan P'anmunjŏm sŏnŏn

The Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity and Reunification of the Korean Peninsula was adopted between the Supreme Leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, and the President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, on 27 April 2018, during the 2018 inter-Korean Summit on the South Korean side of the Peace House in the Joint Security Area.

According to the declaration, the governments of South Korea (ROK) and North Korea (DPRK) agreed to cooperate on officially ending the Korean War and the Korean conflict, beginning a new era of peace and sharing commitments in ending divisions and confrontation by approaching a new era of national reconciliation, peace, reunification and prosperity and improvements to inter-Korean communication and relations.[1]

This declaration states that both sides would "make active efforts to seek the support and cooperation of the international community for the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula".[2][3] The declaration was submitted to the United Nations General Assembly on 6 September 2018.[2]

After the election in 2022 that brought the conservative president Yoon Suk Yeol to power, the 2018 agreement with the ROK was suspended by the DPRK on November 23, 2023, citing escalating military provocations and plans to deploy military forces along the military demarcation line.[4] South Korea in turn suspended the declaration on June 4, 2024.

  1. ^ "Panmunjom Declaration: The key points". Dhaka Tribune. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity and Unification of the Korean Peninsula". South Korea: Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  3. ^ Fifield, Anna (27 April 2018). "In a feel-good Korea summit, Kim lays the groundwork for meeting with Trump". Washington Post. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  4. ^ "North Korea suspends military accord with South after satellite launch". www.lemonde.fr. 23 November 2023.