CCTV News:2018 is destined to be recorded in the history books of the two countries. After Kim Dae-jung, pyongyang sunan international airport once again welcomed the special plane of the South Korean President after 18 years. On the morning of September 18th, Moon Jae in arrived in Pyongyang and began a three-day visit to the DPRK.
In the face of the South Korean President’s visit, North Korea showed the greatest sincerity: Kim Jong-un, the top leader of North Korea, personally greeted him at the airport and hugged Moon Jae in. North Korea’s core high-level officials were all present: Jin Yongnan, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK, Cui Longhai, Vice Chairman of the Workers’ Party Central Committee, and Jin Yuzheng, Kim Jong-un’s sister and First Deputy Minister of the Workers’ Party Central Committee.
At noon on the 19th, after the second inter-Korean summit, Kim Jong-un invited South Korean President Moon Jae in and his wife and his entourage to dine at the Yuliu Pavilion on the Datong River in Pyongyang. Although the specific menu has not been announced, the representative dish of this restaurant — — Pyongyang is cold.
Screenshot of Korean TV screen: It is Pyongyang’s cold noodles on the table.
Screenshot of Korean TV screen
According to the official news released by South Korea, President Moon Jae in arrived in Pyongyang with a delegation of 66 people from South Korea’s political, business, academic and cultural circles. It is worth mentioning that the Korean government specially invited the heads of four major Korean groups to accompany him, including Lee Jae-yong, vice president of Samsung Electronics, Jin Ronghuan, vice president of Hyundai Motor Group, Cui Taiyuan, chairman of SK Group, and Ju Guangmo, president of LG Group.
Another focus of the meeting between the DPRK and the ROK leaders in Pyongyang is the economic cooperation between the ROK and the DPRK. CNN pointed out that in August, Moon Jae in put forward an ambitious plan aimed at upgrading and docking the economies of the two countries and allowing South Korea to build land routes with the Asian continent, thus opening up lucrative potential trade and infrastructure connections; These plans may eventually benefit Samsung and other large family businesses in South Korea. Some scholars also believe that South Korea took the initiative to bring the head of the chaebol to North Korea, which may be a good start for South Korean capital to enter Pyongyang. Therefore, although we can’t know the specific ranking of the Korean delegation when dining in the Yuliu Pavilion, it can be seen from the existing TV pictures that the heads of the four major Korean groups are sitting not far from Moon Jae in.
The person in the red circle is Lee Jae-yong, vice president of Samsung Electronics.
In addition, from the limited TV pictures, we can see a very interesting picture: when this famous dish — — When Pyongyang’s cold noodles were served on the table, almost everyone was feasting. Only Cui Taiyuan, the chairman of SK Group, was busy taking out his camera, putting it on his chest and shooting something at the table. It is estimated that the Korean economic giant could not put it down and wanted it to remain in his memory forever. Strangely, in an era when smart phones are so developed, the South Korean economic tycoon abandoned his mobile phone and took a digital camera with him? This is because the North Korean side has always had strict control over mobile phones. According to the requirements of the North Korean Customs, foreigners are not allowed to bring their mobile phones into the country, and they are required to store their mobile phones before leaving the country.
Cui Taiyuan, Chairman of SK Group (left) and Lee Jae-yong, Vice President of Samsung Electronics (right)
Foreign media commented that Moon Jae in’s visit to the DPRK with Lee Jae-yong and other business leaders further showed that the relationship between the Korean government and the largest company group was thawing.