Beijing welcomes plan for Korean summit

China welcomed news that the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea have set a date for their leaders' summit, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told a news conference on Thursday after the two agreed to hold the third inter-Korean summit on April 27.

Lu said China appreciated their efforts to reach such a point.

The summit is set to be held in the border truce village of Panmunjom. It will be the first meeting between leaders of the two sides in 11 years, and DPRK top leader Kim Jong-un will become the country's first leader to set foot in the ROK since the 1950-53 Korean War ended in armistice.