Footage of the opening and closing remarks were released this morning as well, showing the leaders of the two Koreas pledging to keep working to improve relations and meet more often. Let's take a look at some of what they had to say.
The reason we have met suddenly today is because of the important content of the Panmunjom Declaration and the many agreements that were reached. We needed to discuss how to take thorough responsibility for it and carry it out.
It's not the first time you, President Moon, have come to the North. At the last inter-Korean summit, one of the most memorable scenes was when you came over the border for ten seconds.
It could be important to visit Pyongyang and have a proper reception, but also to show that the leaders of the two Korea's can meet easily, like this, at Panmunjom when necessary. I believe it can open a new era for inter-Korean relations.
We will do everything we can to reach a result. We also need to have a consensus with the U.S. and the international community to resolve the inter-Korean relationship. It is all connected.
After the April 27th inter-Korean summit, there were some difficulties in inter-Korean communications. There is also the very important North Korea-U.S. summit coming up. But I think this meeting was very meaningful in that we were able to demonstrate once again our intention to cooperate.
