Today’s summit between the leaders of both Koreas is likely to offer attention-grabbing headlines and bold commitments to peace on the peninsula.
But while the spotlight will initially focus on Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s supreme leader, and Moon Jae-in, South Korea’s president, attention will soon shift to their main negotiators, who will be responsible for ironing out the details of whatever agreement is reached.
Optimism for the rare top-level meeting — the third inter-Korean summit and the first since 2007 — is high. Mr Moon said last week it would not be difficult to reach an agreement on denuclearisation and a peace settlement ending the Korean war, which halted in 1953 with an armistice. However, he noted that the details would be the hard part.