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Inter-Korean summit: Trump beware, North is prone to making empty promises

Trump should know that empty promises are a favourite tactic of the North Korean regime

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, poses with South Korean President Moon Jae-in for a photo inside the Peace House at the border village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone | PTI\AP Photo

Eli Lake | Bloomberg
On the surface, it looks like the doubters were wrong.
 
North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, travelled into South Korea on Friday to meet his counterpart. They agreed in principle at least to formally end the war that has divided the peninsula they share. Kim even agreed to a joint statement calling for the denuclearization of the peninsula. What's not to like?

Plenty. To understand why, examine the "Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity and Unification of the Korean Peninsula" issued by Kim and President Moon