On Wednesday 19 September, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini hailed the concrete commitments taken by South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and North Korea's President Kim Jong-un during the third inter-Korean summit on 18-19 September.
The joint statement of the two presidents "outlines concrete commitments and steps for denuclearisation, ending hostilities and removing risks of war, promoting reconciliation and humanitarian cooperation", Mogherini says in a press release.
Among the decisions taken, Kim Jong-un is expected to visit Seoul "in the near future", security at the border will have to be eased, the two countries will participate together and actively in international sports competitions, and reunions for families that have been separated will be more regular.
Mogherini particularly highlighted Pyongyang's "written commitment" to dismantle its missile engine testing facility and launch tower "in the presence of experts from relevant countries", which should involve relevant multilateral institutions. She described this as "an important step".
"We hope that these steps will ensure concrete progress towards establishing peace and security on a Korean peninsula, free of nuclear weapons", Mogherini said, adding that the EU is ready to support efforts towards denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula in every way possible. (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)