Korea - make nice, send planes

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"While the optics were certainly astounding - with hand-holding, tree planting and big goals - nothing was achieved beyond vague promises that amount to nothing, at least for the moment," Mr Kazianis said.

Korea: Scepticism despite symbolism
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/world/356177/korea-scepticism-despite-symbolism

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Saturday the country will send a military patrol aircraft to monitor North Korean vessels suspected of transferring prohibited goods in defiance of United Nations sanctions.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull delivers a speech during the dawn service to mark the ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) commemoration ceremony at the Australian National Memorial in Villers-Bretonneux, France, April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
Canada also plans to deploy patrol aircraft for such activities, and surveillance planes from both countries will be based in the U.S. military's Kadena air base on Japan's southern island of Okinawa, the Japanese government said in a separate statement.

The announcements came a day after the leaders of North and South Korea pledged at an historic summit to work for the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

Australia, Canada to send military aircraft to monitor North Korean ships
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-southkorea-australia/australia-to-send-military-aircraft-to-monitor-north-korean-ships-idUSKBN1HZ03U