We're going to rewind for a bit,... after the leaders held separate lunches, Kim returned
south of the border to continue summit talks.
But before that they made time for a tree-planting ceremony, as well as the opportunity to engage
in talks alone.
Our Kwon Jang-ho has the details.
First on the agenda in the afternoon was the planting of a commemorative tree.
Shortly before 4-thirty PM, President Moon Jae-in emerged from the Peace House at Panmunjom.
He eschewed the red carpet and motorcade and walked to the tree with his advisors.
Meanwhile Kim Jong-un, turned up in a black limousine with his security personnel running
alongside.
After another quick handshake, the two leaders each picked up a shovel, and completed the
planting of a pine tree, with soil from Baekdu mountain in North Korea and from Halla mountain
on South Korea's Jeju Island.
Pine trees hold an auspicious place in Korean history, representing peace and prosperity,
and this one itself was originally sown in 1953, the year that hostilities ended in the
Korean War.
Kim offered a few comments, before they continued to water the tree, again with water from rivers
in the Koreas.
A monument commemorating the occasion was unveiled, with the words, "Here we plant peace
and prosperity."
Then they took a short stroll towards a footbridge, where they looked at an old signpost that
marked the Military Demarcation Line, before they sat down together a table.
The cameramen that had followed them were shoo-ed away, before they engaged in talks
lasting some 30 minutes.
This was the opportunity for the two leaders to have a frank discussion, away from other
officials and the press.
What did they leaders talk about?
That, we may never know.
The two leaders then walked back to the Peace House to continue their afternoon summit talks.
Kwon Jang-ho, Arirang News.
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