Our Blue House correspondent Hwang Hojun is standing by at the Seoul Media Press Center.
Hojun, give us the latest.
Jangho, less than an hour ago the Senior Presidential Press Secretary Yoon Young-chan briefed the
media.
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 3:30 pm and according
to Yoon, the location is the Workers' Party of Korea Headquarters.
After the summit meeting, the two leaders will then 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.
Going back to President Moon's arrival, Hojun, what was memorable that you can recap for
us?
And 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 that of April, but all eyes were glued to the screen.
While we did anticipate Kim Jong-un to greet President Moon at the airport, many did show
some excitement as Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol-ju emerged and walked towards the South
Korean Air Force One.
The two leaders flashed wide smiles and embraced one another as the crowds of North Korean
citizens waved flowers, the North Korean flag, and the unification flag, which depicts the
Korean Peninsula as 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.
The last time a North Korean leader greeted his South Korean counterpart was in the year
2000 during the very first inter-Korean summit, between former President Kim Dae-jung and
Kim Jong-un's late father, Kim Jong-il.
The welcoming ceremony, which lasted about 15 minutes, was highly choreographed as the
two leaders reviewed the North Korean ceremonial guards while the military music blasted and
the crowd cheered.
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.
Thousands of North Korean citizens were lined up on the sides of the streets waving flowers
as President Moon Jae-in and his North Korean counterpart rode in an open-topped Mercedes
through Pyongyang.
And when they got there, the first couples of both Koreas entered the State guest house
together.
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.