South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a historical encounter tomorrow on Friday. That’s the first highest level summit between the two countries for in more than a decade.
According South Korean chief of staff, the meeting will start at 10:30 a.m. (0130 GMT) at the Peace House in Panmunjom, a village just north of the de facto border between North and South Korea. Kim will then cross the border at 9:30 a.m. (0030 GMT). Moon and Kim will then have lunch separately before holding a tree-planting ceremony in the afternoon.
In the ceremony, a pine tree will be planted on the demarcation line, as a symbol of “peace and prosperity”. Soil from Mount Paektu in North Korea and Mount Halla in South Korea will be used. Also, the tree with be watered with water brought from the Taedong River in the North and the Han River in the South.
A second round of talk will then be held after a walk in Panmunjom. A pact will then be signed by Kim and Moon, with an announcement. And the encounter will conclude with dinner on the South’s side and watch a video clip themed ‘Spring of One’.
