    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (2000, Book I)]
    [June 15, 2000]
    [Page 1150]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the Korean Summit
    June 15, 2000

        The historic summit between President Kim Dae-jung and Chairman Kim Chong-il marks
    an initial, hopeful step toward peace and reconciliation on the Korean
    Peninsula. I welcome the agreements the two leaders reached on
    humanitarian and economic cooperation and on a future summit in Seoul,
    and hope that both sides will continue down this promising path. I
    applaud Kim Dae-jung's persistence and wisdom as he has moved, soberly
    and realistically, to improve relations with the North. President Kim
    and I have consulted very closely on this issue, and I look forward to
    supporting his future initiatives toward lasting peace and full
    reconciliation.