India supported inter-Korean meeting held for denuclearisation

New Delhi, April 29: India on Saturday welcomed the historic meeting between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, saying that New Delhi supports all efforts to bring peace and stability in the Korean peninsula.

"India welcomes the inter-Korean summit meeting at Panmunjom on April 27," the External Affairs Ministry said in a statement.

"We hope that such engagement will help in reducing tensions and pave the way for lasting peace and reconciliation in the Korean peninsula," the statement added.

"India supports all efforts to bring about peace and stability in the Korean peninsula through dialogue and diplomacy."

The leaders of North and South Koreas pledged on Friday to work towards a "common goal" of denuclearising their peninsula and formally ending the Korean war by the end of this year, following a historic day of talks on the border that divided them for almost seven decades.