Over 70% of S Koreans Believe in Possibility of North's Denuclearization - Poll

TOKYO (Sputnik) - More than 70 percent of people living in South Korea believe in the possibility of a complete de-nuclearization of North Korea, while about 20 percent have an opposite point of view, a recent poll has shown.

According to the survey carried out by the South Korean RealMeter agency, 71.4 percent of South Korean respondents considered de-nuclearization to be possible, while 18.2 percent felt the opposite.

The poll also demonstrated that 10.4 percent of South Koreans were still undecided on the issue.

The survey was conducted on Wednesday among about 500 people.

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Last week, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held a historic summit in the "truce village" of Panmunjom. The two officials signed a joint declaration, agreeing to take measures to support international efforts aimed at the de-nuclearization of the Korean Peninsula among other issues.