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 office 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.
And we know a briefing has been scheduled at the top office this morning-- tell us more.
The presidential office says President Moon's special envoy Chung Eui-yong will brief the nation in a televised address at 10-40 A.M... on the results of his trip.
So... in a little over half-an-hour, we should know the exact date and the details of the summit between the two Korean leaders-- which will be held in Pyongyang in September.
And we will be also learn about how much progress was made on pushing forward with the denuclearization drive.
Here at the top office,... officials are already scrambling as they prep for the summit.
The preparatory committee for the inter-Korean summit will meet this afternoon,... a clear indication of the limited amount of time they have to put the summit together.
So in the later hours, hopefully we'll have a clearer picture of what the next inter-Korean summit will be like.
Thanks for your report, Se-min.
We'll bring you live coverage of the envoy's statement just after our newscast wraps up.
If you want to watch that -- with simultaneous English translation -- tune in from just before 10:40A.M., Korea time.
