And this is President Moon's personal letter that he presented at the press briefing on
Sunday.
Let's take look.
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My fellow Koreans, I have held a second inter-Korean summit with
Chairman Kim Jong-un yesterday afternoon at Tongil-gak, the northern side of Panmunjom.
It has been just a month since our first summit on April 27 at the Peace House of Panmunjom.
At that summit, we two leaders had promised to informally meet anywhere, anytime to discuss
core issues concerning our people when necessary.
Chairman Kim, last had delivered his wish to meet casually the evening before and I
gladly accepted his invitation.
I have for a long time underscored the communication method of regular meeting between the summits
to resolve the inter-Korean conflict and discord, and my will has been well displayed at the
April 27 Panmunjom Declaration.
My fellow Koreans, We two leaders had a candid conversation ahead
of the North Korea-U.S. summit.
Explaining the outcome of last weeks' summit with U.S. President Trump, I delivered the
message that should Chairman Kim determine and carry out complete denuclearization, the
U.S. has a clear will to end hostile relations with North Korea and for economic cooperation.
I also highlighted the need for sufficient preliminary talks at working-level talks between
the two nations regarding the agenda that need to be agreed at the summit, especially
since both Chairman Kim and President Trump genuinely want a successful North Korea-U.S.
summit to take place.
Chairman Kim concurred with me on that.
Chairman Kim Jong-un once again made clear his willingness for complete denuclearization
on the Korean Peninsula, following the Panmunjom Declaration, and set forth his willingness
to end the history of war and conflict as well as to cooperate for peace and prosperity
through successful North Korea-U.S. summit.
We two leaders confirmed that the North Korea-U.S. summit should be held successfully and our
journey to denuclearization and permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula cannot be stopped,
and vowed to closely and mutually cooperate on that matter.
We also reaffirmed a prompt fulfilment of the April 27 Panmunjom Declaration.
And for this, we agreed to hold an inter-Korean working-level talks on June 1 and to hold
military official meeting to alleviate military tension and a consecutive Red Cross meeting
for reunion of the separated families.
Both leaders agreed that the promptness and informality are the significance of this summit,
and decided to hold phone talks or meet casually whenever needed in the future.
My fellow Koreans, Looking back, we were always nervous.
Fear over our national security penetrated not only our economy and diplomacy but also
the daily lives of our people.
It was also the biggest reason that made our politics fall behind.
But now we are changing the stream of history.
We have turned the Pyeongchang Olympics into a Peace Olympics and created a new way of
peace and prosperity at Panmunjom, which had been a symbol of tension and confrontation.
North Korea has demonstrated its determination by suspending its nuclear tests and missile
launches and dismantling the Punggye-ri nuclear test site.
This is a whole new beginning, not just another starting point of the past.
As each step becomes more difficult to take as one starts to see the peak of the mountain,
the path to a complete denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula won't be easy.
But I, as president, will walk on that road with all of my rights and obligations given
by the people, and will most definitely succeed.
I hope you will join me.
Thank you.
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