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Two Koreas Agree on Details of Inter-Korean Summit

News2018-04-23
Two Koreas Agree on Details of Inter-Korean Summit

The two Koreas have agreed on the details of the upcoming inter-Korean summit, including its timetable, media activities and a joint rehearsal. 

Kwon Hyuk-ki, the head of the press center at South Korea's presidential office, said in a media briefing on Monday that South and North Korea reached the agreement through three rounds of working-level talks on protocol, security and media coverage. 

The historic event slated for Friday will begin with a meeting between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Friday morning, followed by an official welcoming ceremony, the summit and a dinner. 

According to Kwon, the two Koreas plan to exchange soon their respective list of delegates to the summit and officials who will accompany them. 

Under the agreement, the North will send an advance team on Wednesday to the summit venue on the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjeom, and the South will provide them with necessary assistance and amenities. 

The South will conduct its own rehearsal at the summit venue on Tuesday to be followed by a joint rehearsal with the North on Wednesday. 

On Thursday, the South will complete preparations for the summit with a dress rehearsal that will include six official delegates from Seoul.

In addition to a previous agreement to allow live broadcast of the summit, Kwon said the North agreed to allow press activities by South Korean journalists on the northern side of Panmunjeom.

The two Korea agreed to discuss and address other remaining issues concerning the summit based on the principles of mutual respect and cooperation. 

Presidential Chief of Staff Im Jong-seok, the head of the preparatory committee for the summit, will disclose further details of the working-level agreement at the press center in Kintex in Goyang City northwest of Seoul on Thursday. 

The agreement reached during the third working-level dialogue was signed by Deputy Director of the National Intelligence Service Kim Sang-gyun and North Korea's top delegate Kim Chang-son, an official from the North's State Affairs Commission. 

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