talk about it . And we said that we would work together , '' Roh said . `` I do n't think there will be problems in the future . '' U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called the agreement `` a major step forward to enhance inter-Korean cooperation as well as peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia . '' `` The United Nations stands ready to provide assistance as may be required , in cooperation with the international community , '' Ban said in a statement issued by his office . Roh admitted that after arriving in the North Korean capital and meeting Kim , he was so worried that he could n't sleep that night . `` I can say simply -LSB- that -RSB- we were able to communicate . Things went better , '' said Roh . On Tuesday , Roh became the first South Korean leader to walk across the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone between the two countries . His predecessor , Kim Dae-jung , flew to Pyongyang for the first Korean leader summit in 2000 . Roh said one of the most important aspects of the talks was an agreement to
SEOUL , South Korea -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun signed an eight-point peace agreement with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on Thursday at a summit in Pyongyang , North Korea . The leaders pledged to work toward forging a permanent peace treaty between their nations , which ended the 1950-1953 war with a cease-fire . The Koreas have remained technically at war for 54 years . The armistice was signed July 27 , 1953 . `` South and North Korea agree on -LSB- the -RSB- need to end the current armistice and establish permanent peace , '' the fourth point of the agreement says . In addition , the two sides will push `` for a declaration of the ending of the Korean War in cooperation with neighboring nations . '' `` If there is nuclear disarmament , and if the peace treaty moves forward , I believe that the Cold War era will end and there will really be reunification and peace between the two countries , '' Roh said in a speech to government officials that was nationally televised on his return home . `` Any conflicting issues , we said we would