D-1, Historic meeting of Pres. Moon and Kim Jong-un to take place at 09:30 Friday
- 6 years ago
It's D-minus-one until the big event that everyone is talking about.
For the first time in eleven years, the leaders of the divided Koreas will hold a bilateral summit.
We now connect live to our very own Hwang Hojun, part of the Panmunjom Press Pool, who is at the main press center at KINTEX in Goyang.
Hojun, from the looks of things, the press center seems to be packed
Good afternoon, Ji-yoon, you're absolutely right.
Thousands of reporters and media personnel from Korea and abroad are here at the Main Press Center anxiously preparing for the historic meeting between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
As you said, this is the first summit meeting in 11 years. It's the third overall; the first two took place in 2000 and 2007.
Considering the rocky path the two Koreas have gone through, it's easy to understand the hype here at the press center.
As of Tuesday, two-thousand-eight-hundred-and-fifty reporters had registered to cover Friday's event.
And the press center has also made on-site registration available so we can safely assume the total number of reporters will reach 3000.
Now Hojun, Presidential Chief of Staff Im Jong-seok, who's chairing the summit preparatory committee, gave a detailed briefing this morning on the schedule for Friday.
That's right, and we finally have a set time for the historic meeting between the leaders of the two Koreas.
According to the preparatory committee chairman, they will first meet at 9:30 am Korean Standard Time at the border village of Panmunjom.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will cross the Military Demarcation Line between the Military Armistice Commission T2 and T3 buildings, becoming the first North Korean leader to step onto South Korean soil in over 60 years
He will be greeted by South Korean President Moon Jae-in and the two will then walk together towards the Peace House and receive a guard of honor, as part of the official welcoming ceremony.
Now when they enter the building, Kim Jong-un will sign the guest book on the first floor.
And starting at 10:30, the summit meeting between Moon and Kim will take place on the second floor of the Peace House.
The leaders will have lunch separately.
In the afternoon, the two leaders will plant a ceremonial pine tree on the military demarcation line, in recognition of their historic meeting,... also laying a keystone that reads quote "Here we plant peace and prosperity."
After taking a short walk together to the MDL signpost, engaging in some friendly conversation,...
they will then will sign and announce a statement of agreement, but the format and the location of the signing haven't yet been determined.
Starting at 6:30 pm, a welcoming dinner in honor of the North Korean leader will take place.
And the historic day will end with a farewell party.
Im also noted the top agenda items at the summit are the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the establishment of permanent peace.
However he stres
For the first time in eleven years, the leaders of the divided Koreas will hold a bilateral summit.
We now connect live to our very own Hwang Hojun, part of the Panmunjom Press Pool, who is at the main press center at KINTEX in Goyang.
Hojun, from the looks of things, the press center seems to be packed
Good afternoon, Ji-yoon, you're absolutely right.
Thousands of reporters and media personnel from Korea and abroad are here at the Main Press Center anxiously preparing for the historic meeting between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
As you said, this is the first summit meeting in 11 years. It's the third overall; the first two took place in 2000 and 2007.
Considering the rocky path the two Koreas have gone through, it's easy to understand the hype here at the press center.
As of Tuesday, two-thousand-eight-hundred-and-fifty reporters had registered to cover Friday's event.
And the press center has also made on-site registration available so we can safely assume the total number of reporters will reach 3000.
Now Hojun, Presidential Chief of Staff Im Jong-seok, who's chairing the summit preparatory committee, gave a detailed briefing this morning on the schedule for Friday.
That's right, and we finally have a set time for the historic meeting between the leaders of the two Koreas.
According to the preparatory committee chairman, they will first meet at 9:30 am Korean Standard Time at the border village of Panmunjom.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will cross the Military Demarcation Line between the Military Armistice Commission T2 and T3 buildings, becoming the first North Korean leader to step onto South Korean soil in over 60 years
He will be greeted by South Korean President Moon Jae-in and the two will then walk together towards the Peace House and receive a guard of honor, as part of the official welcoming ceremony.
Now when they enter the building, Kim Jong-un will sign the guest book on the first floor.
And starting at 10:30, the summit meeting between Moon and Kim will take place on the second floor of the Peace House.
The leaders will have lunch separately.
In the afternoon, the two leaders will plant a ceremonial pine tree on the military demarcation line, in recognition of their historic meeting,... also laying a keystone that reads quote "Here we plant peace and prosperity."
After taking a short walk together to the MDL signpost, engaging in some friendly conversation,...
they will then will sign and announce a statement of agreement, but the format and the location of the signing haven't yet been determined.
Starting at 6:30 pm, a welcoming dinner in honor of the North Korean leader will take place.
And the historic day will end with a farewell party.
Im also noted the top agenda items at the summit are the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the establishment of permanent peace.
However he stres