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Soon after President Moon ended his historic trip to North Korea, he made a surprise visit to the Seoul Media Press Center set up at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza, located in downtown Seoul.
We now connect to our Blue House correspondent Hwang Hojun who has been there for the past several days, covering President Moon's everymove.
Hojun, the summit has come to an end And I'm sure President Moon had a lot to talk about when briefing the nation.
That's right, Daniel.
Just about an hour after President Moon landed in Seoul Air Base, President Moon stopped by the Seoul Media Press Center and stood on the podium that you see right behind me, briefing the results of his summit meeting with his North Korean counterpart,.. not just to the press,... but to the entire nation.
He evaluated his three-day visit to Pyeongyang, a significant advancement of trust between the two Koreas.
He first thanked the North Korean leader and the Pyeongyang citizens for their heartfelt hospitality and said held deep and sincere conversations with Kim Jong-un on topics including the denuclearization and the Pyeongyang-Washington relationship.
President Moon vouched for Kim Jong-un's determination for denuclearization and that he hopes to accomplish the task as soon as possible and focus on the economic development of his country.
He underscored some of the main points of the Pyeongyang Declaration, namely that North Korea expressing its willingness to continue to take additional measures, such as the permanent dismantlement of the nuclear facilities in Yeongbyeon, as the U.S. takes corresponding measures.
And through that, he said the conditions and foundation has now been formed through the latest inte-Korean summit for the Pyeongyang-Washington dialogue to resume.
Daniel, when President Moon was asked about what exactly the corresponding measures mean.
He said, while there were oral agreements made between the two leaders,... it would be inappropriate to disclose them to the press at this moment,... and that the quote 'corresponding measures' are somethings that must be discussed between North Korea and the U.S., which is why he said the Pyeongyang Declaration did not write those steps out in detail.
President Moon did emphasize though, he thinks it would be best for the signing of a peace declaration that would officially end the Korean War to take place as soon as possible.
Regarding North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's visit to Seoul, which is stated in the Pyeongyang Declaration,.. President Moon Jae-in said he hopes to host the North Korean leader before the end of this year if possible.
He asked for the South Korean people's and the National Assembly's bipartisan effort and cooperation to improve and develop inter-Korean relations and to establish lasting peace on the Peninsula.
We will now have to wait and see what kind of message President Moon will relay to his U.S. counterpart next week on the sidelines of the UN general assembly.
Soon after President Moon ended his historic trip to North Korea, he made a surprise visit to the Seoul Media Press Center set up at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza, located in downtown Seoul.
We now connect to our Blue House correspondent Hwang Hojun who has been there for the past several days, covering President Moon's everymove.
Hojun, the summit has come to an end And I'm sure President Moon had a lot to talk about when briefing the nation.
That's right, Daniel.
Just about an hour after President Moon landed in Seoul Air Base, President Moon stopped by the Seoul Media Press Center and stood on the podium that you see right behind me, briefing the results of his summit meeting with his North Korean counterpart,.. not just to the press,... but to the entire nation.
He evaluated his three-day visit to Pyeongyang, a significant advancement of trust between the two Koreas.
He first thanked the North Korean leader and the Pyeongyang citizens for their heartfelt hospitality and said held deep and sincere conversations with Kim Jong-un on topics including the denuclearization and the Pyeongyang-Washington relationship.
President Moon vouched for Kim Jong-un's determination for denuclearization and that he hopes to accomplish the task as soon as possible and focus on the economic development of his country.
He underscored some of the main points of the Pyeongyang Declaration, namely that North Korea expressing its willingness to continue to take additional measures, such as the permanent dismantlement of the nuclear facilities in Yeongbyeon, as the U.S. takes corresponding measures.
And through that, he said the conditions and foundation has now been formed through the latest inte-Korean summit for the Pyeongyang-Washington dialogue to resume.
Daniel, when President Moon was asked about what exactly the corresponding measures mean.
He said, while there were oral agreements made between the two leaders,... it would be inappropriate to disclose them to the press at this moment,... and that the quote 'corresponding measures' are somethings that must be discussed between North Korea and the U.S., which is why he said the Pyeongyang Declaration did not write those steps out in detail.
President Moon did emphasize though, he thinks it would be best for the signing of a peace declaration that would officially end the Korean War to take place as soon as possible.
Regarding North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's visit to Seoul, which is stated in the Pyeongyang Declaration,.. President Moon Jae-in said he hopes to host the North Korean leader before the end of this year if possible.
He asked for the South Korean people's and the National Assembly's bipartisan effort and cooperation to improve and develop inter-Korean relations and to establish lasting peace on the Peninsula.
We will now have to wait and see what kind of message President Moon will relay to his U.S. counterpart next week on the sidelines of the UN general assembly.