Leaders of North and South Korea to Hold Second-Ever Summit

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SEOUL, South Korea -- The leaders of North and South Korea, capitalizing on progress in shutting down the North's nuclear program, plan to meet later this month for the second-ever summit between the longtime foes, officials said Wednesday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il will host South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun from Aug. 28-30 in Pyongyang, North Korea's capital, South Korean presidential security adviser Baek Jong-chun told reporters.

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Leaders of North and South Korea to Hold Second-Ever Summit

At the first North-South summit in June 2000, Kim met then-South Korean President Kim Dae-jung in Pyongyang.

The two Koreas remain technically at war since the 1950-53 Korean War ended in a cease-fire, not a peace trea...

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