Let's start with the South Korean delegation,... which spent most of yesterday in Pyongyang...
They are now back in Seoul after meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for discussions on the upcoming inter-Korean summit and denuclearization of the peninsula.
Let's speak to our presidential correspondent Shin Se-min who's standing by at Cheong Wa Dae.
Se-min, no official announcement on how the trip went yet,... but we do have some details...
Morning, the five-member, high-level South Korean delegation returned home late Wednesday evening,... after spending close to twelve hours in Pyongyang.
As you mentioned, South Korea's presidential office confirmed the delegation met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday and President Moon Jae-in's special envoy Chung Eui-yong, who led the delegation, hand-delivered a letter to Kim from the president.
We don't know the contents of that letter.
Mark,... despite the delegation being back in Seoul,... little is known about their trip so far.
We don't yet know what the delegation discussed with Kim or whether they have finalized a date and agenda for this month's scheduled inter-Korean summit.
But-- as we can see from these photos -- there were plenty of smiles on the South and North Korean sides, even from Kim Jong-un himself -- leading many to speculate the visit went well.
The hope is the two sides agreed on all the summit-related matters and perhaps even made a breakthrough on denuclearization.
That status update, the presidential spokesman said, will take place today, and will be given by the president's special envoy, Chung Eui-yong.
Many are expecting it to take place this morning... so within the next few hours.
We'll keep close tabs on it and bring you the latest once we have it.
Thanks for your report, Se-min.
We will bring you live coverage of the envoy's statement here on Arirang News. Hopefully, the trip went as well as those photos make it seem.
