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Revealed: North-South summit site Panmunjom

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Late March, the two Koreas agreed to hold their first summit in more than a decade on April 27 at the Peace House on the South Korean side of Panmunjom, after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged his commitment to denuclearisation as tensions ease between the two countries.

North and South Korea have experienced a significant easing in tensions since the Winter Olympics in the South in February. They are technically still at war after the 1950-53 conflict ended with a ceasefire, not a truce.

Kim chaired a party meeting on Monday (April 9) where he analysed development of inter-Korean relations and the future outcome of dialogue with the United States, the North's state media reported. U.S. President Donald Trump also said he planned to meet Kim next month or in early June and hoped the discussions would ultimately lead to an end of the North's nuclear weapons program.

A giant North Korean flag flutters from a 528-foot pole in the propaganda village of Kijong-dong near the border villages of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Jan, 27, 2015. /Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

In this Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, file photo, North Korean soldiers march during a visit by Australian Defense Minister Marise Payne and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop to the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea. /Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Tourists look at the South side at Panmunjom in Paju, during Australian Defense Minister Marise Payne and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop's visit to the border village, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. /Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

In this Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, file photo, North Korean soldiers stand guard during a visit by Australian Defense Minister Marise Payne and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop to the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea. /Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

A general view of Panmunjom. /Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

A rusted metal sign at MDL (Military Demarcation Line.) /Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk