DPRK, ROK to hold second summit

Pyongyang and Seoul announced yesterday that their top leaders will hold the second-ever summit late this month, reprising the historic 2000 meeting that launched unprecedented reconciliation between the two sides.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong-il and Republic of Korea (ROK) President Roh Moo-hyun will meet on August 28 to 30 in Pyongyang.

"It will help inter-Korean relations and provide fresh momentum to improve the DPRK's international relations," Roh was quoted by a spokesman as saying, adding it would give impetus to the denuclearization efforts.