As the two Korean leaders wrap up the summit here’s a closing summary.

The Declaration is long on generalities and short on concrete steps. We've heard a lot of it before. But there are some significant elements: 3- and 4-party talks to end the Korean War and create a "peace system" for the peninsula; and Moon's plan to visit Pyongyang in autumn.

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Another important point: By agreeing to "fully (implement) all existing agreements and declarations," it ultimately means: – Allowing inspections of nuke sites (1992) – Promoting economic cooperation (2000) – Resumption of tourism projects in NK; i.e flights to Paektusan (2007)

This agreement greatly raises expectations for the Kim-Trump Summti. An agreement between NK and the US will need to include a detailed roadmap for a way forward, including each side’s concessions.

One very important aspect of the commitment to a peace treaty is pledge to try and agree it before end of this year: which is 65th anniversary of armistice agreement ending Korean War. But this relies on "active" trilateral or four-way talks, which will need to achieve a lot... pic.twitter.com/YYIsQXsPvg

Two initial issues are most apparent. First, a peace treaty will likely need to be signed by China and the US as well as North and South Korea. Expect a four-party mechanism to be established to negotiate a peace treaty, with the US & ROK ensuring that the Alliance is unaffected.

North Korea watchers are urging caution pointing to the lack of specifics and a timetable in the declaration.

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Russia’s Foreign Ministry says it is ready to facilitate cooperation between North and South Korea , including in the fields of railway transportation, gas and electrical energy, Reuters reports.

South Korea’s foreign minister Kang Kyung-wha told CNN that “clearly credit goes to President Trump” for bringing North Korea to the negotiating table. “He’s been determined to come to grips with this from day one,” she said.

KOREAN WAR TO END! The United States, and all of its GREAT people, should be very proud of what is now taking place in Korea!

More from Trump. In his latest tweet he hails the declaration to end the Korean in characteristic all-caps mode.

Cheng Xiaohe, an associate professor at the School of International Studies at Renmin University in Beijing who focuses on North Korea issues said the main accomplishment of the summit was improving ties between North and South Korea.

“The main characters are DPRK and South Korea,” he said. “Today’s summit was a giant step to improving the relation between DPRK and South Korea.”



Cheng said that China made an effort not to distract from the meeting today. Chinese president Xi Jinping met Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, but Chinese media were restrained in reporting much about that meeting.

But there are still big challenges. Cheng said Kim still needs to show real willingness to dismantle the country’s nuclear programme and specify under what conditions that can happen. “Today’s summit is a step towards denuclearisation, but it’s hard to call it a giant step,” he said.

Updated at 21.45 BST