PYONGYANG, North Korea — South Korean President Moon Jae-in says the Koreas have agreed to establish a joint military committee to evaluate how to reduce tensions and maintain communication to defuse crises and prevent accidental clashes.
Moon said Wednesday the plans for the committee are part of a commitment to remove “any threat that could cause war” on the Korean Peninsula. He was speaking following the Pyongyang summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Moon’s government has been stressing the importance of reducing the conventional military threat between the Koreas to prevent accidental clashes that can escalate into a nuclear conflict.
The Koreas first agreed to form a joint military committee in 1991, but the plans weren’t carried out due to turbulent relations between the rivals.
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