Let's start things off by connecting to our Cheongwadae correspondent Hwang Hojun.
He is standing by at the Seoul Media Press Center.
Hojun, give us the latest.
Daniel, so when Senior Presidential Press Secretary Yoon Young-chan briefed the media
this afternooon, he noted there were a lot of firsts today.
This is the first time Kim Jong-un has ever held a bilateral summit in Pyeongyang since
he came to power in 2011.
It was the first time for the North Korea's first couple have greeted a foreign dignitary
at the airport.
And of course, it was the first time an event in Pyeongyang was ever beamed live to Seoul.
President Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong-un started their bilateral meeting at 3:45 pm at the
Headquarters of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea.
South Korea's Director of the National Intelligence Service Suh Hoon and President Moon's top
security adviser Chung Eui-yong were also in attendence as well as Kim Yo-jong, the
younger sister of the North Korea leader and Kim Yong-chol, the Director of North Korea's
United Front Department.
It was the first meeting of at least two which is set to take place in the next two days,...
we have yet to hear what exactly were discussed betwen the two leaders and when or if the
meeting officially ended.
After the summit meeting, the two leaders are set to attend an art performance by North
Korea's Samjiyon Orchestra and singers - it is expected that South Korean pop singers
Zico and Ailee, composer Kim Hyung-suk and magician Choi Hyun-woo will also participate
in that performance.
A welcome dinner will then follow, which is expected to end around 9pm Korea standard
time.
We did see some live feeds today after President Moon's departure from Seoul Air Base.
What has been the reaction at the press center, especially with the additional footage coming
in?
Well, this being the second time the reporters have watched a live encounter between President
Moon and Kim Jong-un, the reaction here at the Seoul Media Press Center was a bit more
subdued than in April, but all eyes were glued to the screen.
While we did anticipate Kim Jong-un would greet President Moon at the airport, many
did show some excitement when Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol-ju emerged and walked
towards the South Korean Air Force One.
As I said earlier, it is quite unusual for a country's leader to greet a foreign counterpart
at the airport.
And this is North Korea we're talking about.
But, probably one of the most striking images we have seen so far was the two leaders' motorcade
from the airport to Paekhwawon State Guesthouse, the same venue where former Presidents Kim
Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun both stayed when they visited Pyeongyang in 2000 and 2007 respectively.
Watching literally thousands of North Korean citizens lining up on the sides of the streets
waving flowers and shouting "Cho-Guk-Tong-Il", which means "homeland unification" in Korean,
as President Moon Jae-in and his North Korean counterpart rode in an open-topped Mercedes
through Pyongyang,... the jaws of many reporters here at the press center fell to the floor.
Hojun, it really was quite the spectacle.
But beyond all the pomp and circumstance, can we expect any formal agreements like the
ones in the past?
Well, that is unclear.
Although we did hear from the Presidential Chief of Staff yesterday that there might
be a joint press conference given by the two leaders explaining the results of their talks
tomorrow,... Yoon Young-chan, President Moon's press secretary stressed it is more important
to continue regular dialogue between the two Koreas.
Take a listen.
"The President said we are at a stage of institutionalizing peace from the routine of the threat of war.
We are looking to earn peace, an irreversible and a lasting peace in the region.
We aren't looking for declarations or adding more agreements,... instead, we are moving
forward to a new era based on the agreements already made."
In terms of keeping in close communication with the U.S., Yoon said it won't be easy
to do so during the three-day summit.
But according to Yoon, President Moon will brief President Trump in person on the sidelines
of the UN General Assembly next week.
Jangho.