On Sunday, we provided you with live coverage of the historic rendezvous between Kim Jong-un
and Donald Trump at Panmunjeom.
And yesterday, North Korea's state-run Korean Central Television aired a 16-minute documentary
on the meeting,... showing some previously-unseen footage.
For more highlights, we have our Unification Ministry correspondent Oh Jung-hee here in
the studio with us.
Jung-hee, good evening.
Thanks for having me.
So how did the North Korean documentary portray this surprise handshake meeting?
Did Pyeongyang see this meeting as historic like many of us did?
Definitely, Aram.
North Korea's Korean Central Television emphasized the fact... that the meeting took place after
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un accepted a personal offer from U.S. President Donald
Trump,... highlighting the intimate relationship they share.
But in addition to that, Aram,...
I have a few scenes to show you and our viewers straight from the documentary.
Let's take a look.
"All eyes and ears around the globe were once again fixed on the Korean Peninsula.
Anticipation over a North Korea-U.S. summit is heating up the globe with excitement."
We can see that the North Korean TV actually inserted clips of coverage by the BBC, NHK,
and Aljazeera... to highlight the international attention, to add drama and portray it as
an even more significant international event.
Tell us about the North Korean figures we saw in this video.
It seems like Kim Jong-un brought along with him some of the most powerful figures from
the regime.
That's right.
From the moment when Kim Jong-un appears from the Panmun Pavilion in the North Korean side
of Panmunjeom, we can spot a number of top aides accompanying Kim.
They are the North's Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho and First Vice Foreign minister Choe Son-hui
both Pyeongyang's top nuclear negotiators.
We also see Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo-jong whom, South Korea's intelligence says, recently
rose into leadership and Hyon Song-wol, a well-known musician as well as a trusted politician
now in charge of protocol.
Now, here's a figure we have to pay attention to.
This is Jang Kum-chol, the new head of the North Korean ruling party's United Front Department.
Remember how Kim Yong-chol, the former top nuclear envoy, used to head this division?
But, in this video, Kim Yong-chol is nowhere to be seen... and his successor Jang Gum-chol
was seen in public for the very first time.
Were there any scenes that stood out for you in particular?
Well, Aram.
I was able to see U.S. Secretary Mike Pompeo and North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho
shake hands behind their leaders,... saying goodbye to each other when their leaders wrapped
up their meeting.
And in addition to that, I have this part of the documentary clip to show you:
"Kim Jong-un greeted the American entourage, including White House adviser Ivanka Trump,
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin,... and U.S. ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris."
And this clip is not from the documentary, but from other footages,...
U.S. officials are chatting with North Korean senior officials.
Biegun was spotted talking to Kwon Jong-gun in the Freedom House.
Kwon is a senior North Korean diplomat who recently denounced South Korea and the U.S.
Choe Son-hui and Allison Hooker were also standing on the other side, chatting.
So Jung-hee, that was the third face-to-face between Kim Jong-un and Trump.
Did we get any hints of a possible future summit between the two?
Well what we know is that Kim and Trump did promise to have another summit, but we do
not know when or where that's gonna be.
But I think it's noteworthy how Kim Jong-un and Trump invited each other to their respective
countries.
This is what Trump said at Panmunjeom while standing right next to Kim Jong-un.
Take a listen: "Will you invite him to the U.S. side?"
"I will invite him right now to the White House."
And take a listen to what Kim Jong-un's translator had to say afterwards
"When the time is right and President Trump has a chance to visit Pyeongyang, it will
leave a great mark in the political history of the world."
So I guess it will be quite interesting to see if and where that next Kim-Trump summit
will take place,... whether it be Washington, Pyeongyang, or elsewhere.
Thank you for coming in today Junghee.