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April 27 marks the two-year anniversary of the first summit between Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong Un and Republic of Korea (ROK) President Moon Jae-in. On April 30, German, Russian, Ukrainian and French foreign ministers will have a video conference on the Ukraine issue.
Two-year anniversary of first Kim-Moon summit
Monday marks the second anniversary of the
inter-Korean summit
between Kim and Moon at the truce village of Panmunjom.
The first Kim-Moon summit, as well as their
second summit
in the following month, helped to pave the way for Kim's historic meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump
in Singapore on June 12.
The Singapore summit was the first-ever meeting between a DPRK top leader and a sitting U.S. president.
The anniversary comes amid speculations about Kim's health condition. In response to a question on the issue, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said on Tuesday that he was not sure of the source of such speculations. Several South Korean government officials also said they
had not confirmed any of the information
regarding the health of the DPRK leader.
New impetus to Ukrainian peace
Foreign ministers of Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France will have a video conference on Thursday in a bid to make some progress toward ending the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine and Russia struggle to progress despite landmark meeting
Hostility grows between Russia and Ukraine
A
summit of the four countries' leaders
in Paris in December last year brought an agreement to revive the peace process, but failed to resolve crucial issues, such as a timeline on local elections and control of the borders in the region held by rebels.
Day by Day:
Monday: Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) , China's top legislature, continues its
17th session
; two-year anniversary of first Kim-Moon summit ; and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and environment ministers from around 30 countries take part in online Petersberg Climate Dialogue .
Tuesday: Standing Committee of the 13th NPC continues its 17th session; and Petersberg Climate Dialogue concludes.
Wednesday: Standing Committee of the 13th NPC concludes its 17th session.
Thursday: Foreign ministers of Germany , France , Ukraine and Russia hold video conference on Ukraine issue.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday: Quiet days in politics.
