Will North and South Korea engage in direct talks by June 30?

Prediction market · Polymarket

Overview

This market will resolve to "Yes" if, North and South Korea engage in direct talks, defined as an official meeting or communication between government representatives of both sides, conducted without a third-party relaying messages, by June 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise this market will resolve to “No”. The talks may be in-person, by phone, or virtual, and must be publicly acknowledged by either government or reported by credible media. Routine military deconfliction, backchannel exchanges, or talks conducted entirely through another country or organization will not count. The resolutions source will be a consensus of credible reporting.

Ticker

will-north-and-south-korea-engage-in-direct-talks-by-2027

Volume

9.5K

24h volume

86

1w volume

244

Open interest

6.0K

Liquidity

30.4K

Liquidity CLOB

30.4K

Start

Nov 5, 2025

End

Jun 30, 2026

Status

Active

Access

Restricted

Created

Nov 5, 2025

Event ID

73212

Slug

will-north-and-south-korea-engage-in-direct-talks-by-2027

Markets

1

Raw event data
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