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When Kim Jong-un visited S Korea: What does this engagement really mean?

There has been much media conjecture over what exactly the two parties have agreed to at the Panmunjom summit

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Benjamin Habib | The Conservation
The moving footage of South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un provided rich symbolism for the negotiations of the third inter-Korean summit, held at Panmunjom on Friday.
While there was no agreement on any substantive outcomes at the summit, the resultant Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity and Unification of the Korean Peninsula established a foundation for further inter-Korean engagement and set the scene for the upcoming summit between the US and North Korea.
There has been much media conjecture over what exactly the two parties have agreed to at the Panmunjom summit.

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