In May 2017 Moon Jae-in was elected President of South Korea with a promise to return to the Sunshine Policy . In his New Year address for 2018 , North Korean leader Kim Jong-un proposed sending a delegation to the upcoming Winter Olympics in South Korea . The Seoul – Pyongyang hotline was reopened after almost two years . At the Winter Olympics , North and South Korea marched together in the opening ceremony and fielded a united women 's ice hockey team . As well as the athletes , North Korea sent an unprecedented high-level delegation , headed by Kim Yo-jong , sister of Kim Jong-un , and President Kim Yong-nam , and including performers like the Samjiyon Orchestra . The delegation passed on an invitation to President Moon to visit North Korea . On 1 April , South Korean K-pop stars performed a concert in Pyongyang entitled " Spring is Coming " , which was attended by Kim Jong-un and his wife . On 27 April , a summit took place between Moon and Kim in the South Korean side of the Joint Security Area . The summit ended with both countries pledging to work towards complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula . They also vowed to declare an official end to the Korean War within a year . As part of the Panmunjom Declaration which was signed by leaders of both countries , both sides also called for the end of longstanding military activities in the region of the Korean border and a reunification of Korea . Also , the leaders agreed to work together to connect and modernise their railways
Spring is Coming
Spring is Coming
Sunshine Policy