Korean Thaw - Good News For The Whole World

South Korean officials visit North Korea ahead of 1st summit since 2007

South Korea's national security adviser and spy chief said Kim to meet Trump

two sides hold "working-level" talks on Wed 

South intel chief Suh Hoon, national security adviser Chung Eui-yong

visit North to finish off preparations

April 27 summit between South President Moon and Kim in Panmunjom
followed by meeting between Kim and Trump in late May or early June

Kim changed course since beginning of year

sending delegation to Winter Olympics in South Korea in Feb
 

two Koreas discussing joint statement released at summit

April 27 declaration or Panmunjom declaration 
statement focus on relations between two Koreas, United States

set stage for North Korea-US summit, and three-way summit between countries

Without US support difficult to follow through on inter-Korean agreements

two Koreas agreed last month to install hotline for leaders to defuse tension 

two leaders will meet at Peace House, South Korean building inside Panmunjom

Kim first North Korean leader to set foot in South since 1950-53 Korean War

Here is another report about North Korea  from The Washington Post :

 

CIA Director Mike Pompeo top-secret visit to Kim Jong Un

clandestine mission came late last month 

talks took place over Easter weekend

after Pompeo nominated for secretary of state

first reported Tues by Washington Post

Wed Trump acknowledged outreach 

Pompeo met Kim in North Korea last week Trump tweeted

Meeting smooth, good relationship formed

groundwork for direct talks between Trump, Kim 

Wed, Trump confirmed summit between two leaders 

Details of Summit being worked out now

achieve diplomatic outcome that America and world desperately need

extraordinary face-to-face meeting between Kim and Pompeo 

direct talks with North Korea “at very high levels” 

Trump would sit down with Kim probably in early June, if not sooner.

Pompeo taken lead with Pyongyang

His meeting with Kim highest-level contact

after Pompeo’s trip U.S. confirmed Kim willing to negotiate 

both sides had new communications channel 

administration believed North Korea serious about summit

direct talks, at extremely high levels with North Korea  Trump said

U.S. diplomats visited, used quiet channels with Pyongyang
Trump “blessing” to discussions between South and North Korea

Seoul used Winter Games in PyeongChang as vehicle to reopen talks 

North Korea sent athletes, high-level delegation in major warming with South 

flurry of high-stakes diplomacy which Trump seized leading role

great chance to solve a world problem,” Trump said

This is a problem for the world

Korean War ended 65 years ago but peace treaty never signed

formal end to hostilities on agenda between Kim and President Moon next week 

have my blessing to discuss end of war Trump said
deal would require direct U.S. participation 

five locations under consideration to host summit 

in Asia outside Korean Peninsula, Southeast Asia, Europe

My comments : This is very good news. These were the most mortal of enemies. Both sides killed each other by the hundreds of thousands. This is a great event for the human race. Peace is always better than war. Peace makes you rich. War makes you poor.