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, we just received the latest pool reports from Pyeongyang just about an hour ago.
What we hear is that President Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong-un held a two-hour-long summit
meeting, which started at 3:45 pm at the Headquarters of the Central Committee of the Workers’
Party of Korea.
The Director of South Korea's National Intelligence Service, Suh Hoon, and President Moon's top
security adviser, Chung Eui-yong, were also in attendence.
On the North Korean side there was the leader Kim Jong-un as well as Kim Yo-jong, his younger
sister, and Kim Yong-chol, the Director of North Korea's United Front Department.
It was the first meeting of at least two which are set to take place in the next two days.
Right before the meeting, President Moon signed the guest log, leaving the following message:
"Through peace and prosperity, the hearts of the people become one "
President Moon thanked Kim for the warm welcome and for his determination to open a new era
for peace between the two Koreas.
Kim Jong-un expressed his gratitude in for President Moon's tireless efforts to improve
both inter-Korean and Pyeongyang-Washington relations.
The outcome of the talks are yet to be released.
While President Moon and the North Korean leader held their meeting,... other South
Korean delegates visiting the North held their own separate meetings with North Korean officials.
There was a mishap, however.
Three of the South Korean political leaders who are part of the delegation missed their
planned meeting with the vice-chairman of North Korea's Supreme People’s Assembly
Ahn Dong-choon.
He had to wait for nearly an hour until he canceled the meeting.
While there has been no confirmation just yet, we are expecting President Moon and the
South Korean delegation to attend the welcome dinner, followed by an art performance by
North Korea's Samjiyon Orchestra and singers.
The dinner 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.
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, 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.