Xinhua world news summary at 0830 GMT, April 27

GOYANG, South Korea -- Leaders of South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) discussed denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula, the establishment of a permanent peace pact and the improvement of inter-Korean ties, South Korea's Blue House said Friday.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and top DPRK leader Kim Jong Un sincerely and candidly talked about the issues during their formal closed-door dialogue, which lasted for about 100 minutes, Yoon Young-chan, senior press secretary for Moon, told a press briefing at the border village of Panmunjom. (S.Korea-DPRK-Talk)

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NEW DELHI -- Indian police Friday claimed to have gunned down seven left-wing Naxalite rebels in a fierce encounter in the central state of Chhattisgarh.

The encounter took place in a dense forest close to Ipenta village in the state's Bijapur district near the border with the southern state of Telangana. (India-Naxals-Rebels)

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JALALABAD, Afghanistan -- At least six Taliban militants were killed after Afghan Special Operations Forces waged a raid in eastern province of Nangarhar overnight, the provincial government said in a statement on Friday.

"The operation was launched in Adwar locality, Khogyani district. A Taliban bomb-making expert named Zarin was among the killed. One militant was injured and two others were arrested by the security force," the statement added. (Afghanistan-Militants-Toll)

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WASHINGTON -- The White House said on Thursday that the meeting between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un is historic, and extended good wishes to the Korean people.

White House said that on the occasion of the inter-Korean meeting on Friday, the United States is "hopeful that talks will achieve progress toward a future of peace and prosperity for the entire Korean Peninsula." (US-DPRK-S.Korea) Enditem