South Africa has welcomed an agreement between the two Koreas to hold a summit in June, saying it could be a “historical breakthrough.” Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said in a statement that the government strongly welcomed the announcement. “The South African government would like to commend both Korean leaders for their visionary leadership and pragmatism in agreeing to this first-ever meeting between leaders of the two governments in more than five decades,” she said. The last such meeting took place in 1945. “The South African government, which has cordial relations with both governments, is of the view that a summit meeting between the two leaders should be strongly supported,” Dlamini-Zuma said. “This event could be a historical breakthrough that could signal the start of stability, peace, economic development and reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula,” she said.