Two Korean Leaders to Meet Friday
Last-minute preparations under way for the inter-Korean Summit involving South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un; senior foreign affairs correspondent Greg Palkot reports.
Last-minute preparations under way for the inter-Korean Summit involving South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un; senior foreign affairs correspondent Greg Palkot reports.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday as the latter crosses a military demarcation line to the South for the first summit between the two sides in more than a decade, South Korea said.
South Korean honour guards will then escort the leaders to a welcome ceremony at a plaza in Panmunjom, the border village where the summit is to be held, the South’s presidential chief of staff, Im Jong-seok, told a media briefing.
Official dialogue between Kim and Moon will begin at 10:30 a.m. (0130 GMT) at the Peace House in Panmunjom, an hour after Kim is scheduled the cross the border at 9:30 a.m. (0030 GMT), according to media.
After the end of the first session of talks, Kim and Moon will have lunch separately before holding a tree-planting ceremony in the afternoon, Im said.
At the end of talks, Kim and Moon will sign a pact and make an announcement, Im said. Later, they will have dinner on the South’s side and watch a video clip themed ‘Spring of One’ before wrapping up, he added.
The two Korean leaders will meet each other while the two countries have had hostile relations.
