D-1: Countdown to historic meeting of Pres. Moon and Kim Jong-un
- 6 years ago
하루 앞둔 남북정상회담, 최종 리허설로 준비태세 완료!
With that said,... we're going to cut to our Hwang Ho-jun, part of the Panmunjom Pres Pool reports at a press center set up in Goyang, where we will be learning the very latest on the summit issues.
Hojun, with all the attention this summit is getting, the press center must be absolutely packed by now.
Daniel, 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.
Also, this will be the first time,...for a sitting North Korean leader to step onto South Korean soil in over 60 years
Around this time last year, people were talking about Korea being on the brink of war, but now, in drastic contrast, more hopeful thoughts are emerging of reconciliation.
So, considering the rocky path the two Koreas have gone through, it's easy to understand the hype here at the press center.
As of 4pm today, over two-thousand-nine-hundred-and-sixty reporters, from 36 countries had registered to cover Friday's event.
Yes, the excitement over there is apparent even watching here from the studio.
We know from your reporting that the South Korean presidential office has been doing everything it can to make sure that the summit tomorrow goes off without a hitch.
That's right.
As a matter of fact, the summit preparatory committee carried out its last and final rehearsal today.
It was the final check-up,... a complete walk through,... implementing necessary changes the committee found during Tuesday's rehearsal, in which they inspected every detail,... from the paths people will take,... all the way down to the furniture inside the building.
The Blue House spokesperson confirmed late this afternoon the final rehearsal went smoothly and that South Korea is ready to host the North Korean leader tomorrow.
6 out of the 7 officials who will accompany President Moon tomorrow attended the final rehearsal and ran through the entire program and inspected even the smallest detail.
And this time, there were two stand-ins for President Moon and Kim Jong-un.
Now, we have mentioned before the venue went through a complete renovation for the summit tomorrow.
And to giet rid of the lingering new-home smell, the preparatory committee has taken various measures such as fanning out the air and placing charcoal briquettes to absorb the odor.
Now we can imagine the pressure President Moon might be feeling at this point.
But according to the spokesperson, although the South Korean President had been a bit overwhelmed ahead of the historic summit,... now,... with just less than 24 hours to go he's expressing relief.
That's all I have for now from the 2018 inter-Korean summit Press Center.
Back to you guys.
With that said,... we're going to cut to our Hwang Ho-jun, part of the Panmunjom Pres Pool reports at a press center set up in Goyang, where we will be learning the very latest on the summit issues.
Hojun, with all the attention this summit is getting, the press center must be absolutely packed by now.
Daniel, 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.
Also, this will be the first time,...for a sitting North Korean leader to step onto South Korean soil in over 60 years
Around this time last year, people were talking about Korea being on the brink of war, but now, in drastic contrast, more hopeful thoughts are emerging of reconciliation.
So, considering the rocky path the two Koreas have gone through, it's easy to understand the hype here at the press center.
As of 4pm today, over two-thousand-nine-hundred-and-sixty reporters, from 36 countries had registered to cover Friday's event.
Yes, the excitement over there is apparent even watching here from the studio.
We know from your reporting that the South Korean presidential office has been doing everything it can to make sure that the summit tomorrow goes off without a hitch.
That's right.
As a matter of fact, the summit preparatory committee carried out its last and final rehearsal today.
It was the final check-up,... a complete walk through,... implementing necessary changes the committee found during Tuesday's rehearsal, in which they inspected every detail,... from the paths people will take,... all the way down to the furniture inside the building.
The Blue House spokesperson confirmed late this afternoon the final rehearsal went smoothly and that South Korea is ready to host the North Korean leader tomorrow.
6 out of the 7 officials who will accompany President Moon tomorrow attended the final rehearsal and ran through the entire program and inspected even the smallest detail.
And this time, there were two stand-ins for President Moon and Kim Jong-un.
Now, we have mentioned before the venue went through a complete renovation for the summit tomorrow.
And to giet rid of the lingering new-home smell, the preparatory committee has taken various measures such as fanning out the air and placing charcoal briquettes to absorb the odor.
Now we can imagine the pressure President Moon might be feeling at this point.
But according to the spokesperson, although the South Korean President had been a bit overwhelmed ahead of the historic summit,... now,... with just less than 24 hours to go he's expressing relief.
That's all I have for now from the 2018 inter-Korean summit Press Center.
Back to you guys.