China News Service, September 20. According to Korean media reports, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un climbed the "Baektou Mountain" (called Changbai Mountain in China) on the 20th. It can be seen in the picture broadcast by South Korea’s YTN TV station that Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in held hands in front of Tianchi and raised their heads. The first lady of the DPRK and South Korea stood on both sides, smiling and clapping their hands to congratulate them.
On September 20th, Moon Jae-in (second from right) and Kim Jong-un (second from left) took a group photo at the main peak of "Baektou Mountain". (Image source: Yonhap News Agency)
According to reports, Moon Jae-in said: "Today has taken the first step. I believe that the time when Korean people visit the'Baektu Mountain' will come." Baitou Mountain, from now on, Koreans and overseas compatriots will visit'Baekto Mountain'." On the day of
, Moon Jae-in and his wife Kim Jong-sook took the South Korean "Air Force No. 2" plane at 7:27 am (the following are local time) Departing from Pyongyang Shun'an International Airport, arrived at Samchiyeon Airport at 8:20.
On September 18, South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un and his wife Li Xuezhu greeted him at the airport. (Photo courtesy of the Pyongyang Joint Interview Mission)
Kim Jong-un and his wife, who were waiting at the airport in advance, greeted Moon Jae-in personally and held a welcome ceremony for him. The Korean and Korean leaders and their couple took a car from Sanjiyeon Airport to the main peak of "Baektu Mountain", "General Peak". After
ascended the main peak, the two leaders took the cable car at 10:10 and arrived at Tianchi at 10:20.
Mr. and Mrs. Moon Jae-in and Mrs. Kim Jong-un were walking around Tianchi, accompanied by Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa.
Yonhap News Agency pointed out that the leaders of South Korea and North Korea climbed the "Baektou Mountain" Tianchi together. This is also historically symbolic as the two leaders walked on the footbridge and talked while sitting on the footbridge after the meeting in Panmunjom on April 27.
Moon Jae-in and his wife were invited by Kim Jong-un. When they left the Baihuahuayuan Guest House where they were staying at 6:39 in the morning, North Korean residents held bouquets and flags on the Korean peninsula, shouting "Reunification of the motherland" to send Moon Jae-in off. On their way to the airport, Moon Jae-in and his wife kept reaching out from the car and waving to North Korean residents. After arriving at Shun'an Airport, Moon Jae-in was once again seen off by the citizens of Pyongyang.
It is reported that after Moon Jae-in finished his "Baektou Mountain" trip, he and some of his entourage would fly directly back to South Korea by special plane "Air Force No. 2" from Sanchiyeon Airport. The rest of the entourage returned to Pyongyang and took the Air Force No. 1 special plane back at Shun'an Airport.
