Blue House evaluates progress 100 days since Panmunjom Declaration

청와대 "판문점선언 100일...국민 삶에서 평화 일상화"

Tomorrow will be the 100th day since the historic meeting between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
The nation's top office looked back Friday at the achievements made so far... to implement the Panmunjom Declaration.
Park Hee-jun shares with us Cheong Wa Dae's evaluation. Saturday will mark 100 days since the Panmunjom Declaration was adopted by the two Koreas at the historic summit on April 27th.
In a press release Friday,... South Korea's presidential office looked at how much progress has been made since then to implement it.

The Panmunjom Declaration aims to improve inter-Korean relations.
Since it was adopted,... South Korea has pushed for inter-Korean cooperation to be enhanced in various fields, including railways, highways, forestry, and sports,... through a series of bilateral discussions.
There's also the reunion of separated families coming up on August 20th.
One hundred people from each side will participate in the reunion,... and preparations are well underway to renovate the facilities at Mount Geumgang where they'll be meeting.

A lot of effort has also been made to defuse military tensions on the Peninsula.
Just last year,... things reached a boiling point because of the North's continued missile provocations.
But the Blue House says... South Koreans are now completely free from the fear of war,... as the two sides have halted all hostile acts, restored military communication channels, and are working to establish a peace zone in the West Sea.

And all this work is aimed at establishing permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula,... a key agenda of the Panmunjom Declaration.
Seoul is working closely with relevant parties, including Washington,... to formally declare an end to the Korean War by the end of the year.
North Korea has also taken important steps to gain the United States' trust.
Seoul's presidential office said South Korea will continue to support North Korea-U.S. relations to achieve peace and denuclearization,... and added that the two Koreas are planning a third summit in Pyongyang in the fall.
Park Hee-jun, Arirang News.