United Nations, October 02, SPA -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday welcomed this week’s inter-Korean summit as an opportunity to contribute to reconciliation, cooperation, and denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and pledged any U.N. support that may be needed. In a statement issued by his office, Ban wished the leaders of South and North Korea success in “using this historic occasion to lay a solid foundation for peace and stability” on the peninsula at their three-day meeting in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang starting Tuesday. “The secretary-general hopes the summit will lead to increased inter-Korean reconciliation and cooperation, as well as promoting co-prosperity,” the statement said. “He further hopes that it will contribute to the progress of the six-party talks in the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and advance security cooperation in Northeast Asia. --MORE www.spa.gov.sa/487514