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Viewing cable 07SEOUL2990, ROK-DPRK SUMMIT DAY 1: PAGEANTRY AND PEACE BUT NO

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07SEOUL2990 2007-10-02 08:16 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Seoul
VZCZCXYZ0009
OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHUL #2990/01 2750816
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 020816Z OCT 07
FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6793
INFO RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 3189
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 3330
RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 8271
RUEHIN/AIT TAIPEI 2219
RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA J5 SEOUL KOR
RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA SCJS SEOUL KOR
RHHMUNA/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC//OSD/ISA/EAP//
UNCLAS SEOUL 002990 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KN KS PGOV PREL
SUBJECT: ROK-DPRK SUMMIT DAY 1: PAGEANTRY AND PEACE BUT NO 
HUG 
 
1. (U) Summary:  President Roh walked for a few meters across 
the inter-Korean border and later met Kim Jong-il outside the 
House of Culture in Pyongyang, allaying the fears of some who 
feared that Kim would snub his South Korean counterpart on 
day one of the summit.  The day's events were carried live on 
ROK television.  The Blue House published a statement from 
Roh to "North Korean compatriots and Pyongyang citizens" on 
arrival in Pyongyang that stressed the importance of 
achieving peace.  Roh's October 1 summit-eve speech also 
mentioned the need for denuclearization.  Roh was to hold a 
meeting with DPRK President of the Supreme People's Assembly 
(titular head of state) Kim Yong-nam in the afternoon, with 
speculation about whether Kim Jong-il would attend a dinner 
hosted by Kim Yong-nam. End Summary. 
 
2. (U) Border Crossing:  President Roh Moo-hyun arrived at 
the Military Demarcation Line within the DMZ at 9 a.m. 
Before walking across the specially-painted yellow line, Roh 
said that the border had divided Koreans for too long and 
that he would "work hard to pave the way for peace and 
prosperity."  He and First Lady Kwon Yang-sook then crossed 
the line and were greeted by Vice Director of the United 
Front Department, Choi Sung-Cheol, and North Hwanghae 
Provincial Party Committee Chief Secretary, Choi Ryong-hae, 
both said to be close to North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. 
The first couple, after shaking hands with the DPRK greeters 
and posing for pictures with two North Korean women in 
traditional Korean dress, proceeded by car to Pyongyang. 
News reports said that ROKG officials have already erected a 
stone monument to Roh's border crossing on the southern side 
of the DMZ, with the inscription, "The Road to Peace and 
Prosperity" in Roh's handwriting. 
 
3. (U) Pyongyang Arrival:  When he arrived in Pyongyang, Roh 
met DPRK President of the Supreme People's Assembly (titular 
head of state) Kim Yong-nam at the People,s Cultural Palace 
and the two drove in an Mercedes limousine to the April 25 
Cultural Hall.  During the 20-minute drive, tens of thousands 
of Pyongyang citizens shouted "hurray" and "reunification of 
the fatherland" on the streets and waved identical red and 
white plastic flowers at the South Korean president, who 
waved back.  (NOTE: In 2000, the North had also proposed to 
hold an open-car street parade for former Kim Dae-jung, but 
the South refused on security grounds.  According to South 
Korean media reports, it is rare for the DPRK to hold an 
open-car street parade for a traveling foreign head of state 
-- the only known precedent is the open-car street parade for 
former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin in September 2001.  END 
NOTE.) 
 
4. (U) Kim Jong-il Greeting:  Roh and Kim Yong-nam arrived at 
Pyongyang's House of Culture at 12 p.m., where Roh and First 
Lady Kwon Yang-sook shook hands with Kim Jong-il, dressed in 
a beige military jumpsuit.  The ROK media expressed 
excitement when it became clear that Kim Jong-il would indeed 
greet Roh, but then noted that there was no hug, in contrast 
to Kim Jong-il's effusive 2000 greeting for Kim Dae-jung. 
Roh then joined Kim Jong-il in reviewing and then observing 
goose-stepping North Korean Army and Navy Honor Guards and 
greeting cheering North Koreans, as Kim Jong-il followed, 
clapping politely.  Afterward, Roh proceeded to the Paekwawon 
Guest House, after which he was scheduled to meet with Kim 
Yong-nam, also the host of an October 2 dinner that Kim 
Jong-il may attend. 
 
5. (U) Roh's Pyongyang comments:  Upon Roh's arrival in 
Pyongyang, the Blue House website released a Presidential 
statement addressed to "North Korean compatriots and 
Pyongyang citizens," in which Roh said that South and North 
were "now walking side by side on a new path toward 
reconciliation 
and cooperation," and mentioned peace four times: "...The 
most crucial thing is peace.  Our painful history has 
reminded us of the importance of peace.  Now is the time for 
the South and North to join hands to establish a new history 
of peace.  For the sake of peace on the Korean Peninsula, let 
us not postpone what should be done and let us put into 
practice what we can one by one..." 
 
6. (U) Those remarks did not mention denuclearization, but 
Roh did so in his October 1 summit-eve speech.  After saying 
that he intended to "concentrate on making substantive and 
concrete progress that will bring about a peace settlement 
together with economic development,"  Roh added, "The issues 
 
of denuclearization and a peace regime on the Korean 
Peninsula cannot be ultimately resolved only through an 
agreement between the South and North...I will do what I can 
to the best of my ability in expediting the success of the 
Six-Party Talks and contributing to peace on the Korean 
Peninsula and in Northeast Asia."  On economic cooperation, 
he said that international factors and a gap in understanding 
between North and South had to be overcome to allow 
accelerated economic cooperation.  He added that he would try 
to hammer out an agreement on building military trust and 
addressing humanitarian matters. 
 
7. (U) Editorial Reaction:  October 2 editorials were in line 
with those during the weeks leading up to the summit.  The 
progressive Hankyoreh newspaper offered cautious optimism: 
"It is appropriate that Roh wants to give talking about peace 
on the peninsula.  Everything is at risk without a firm 
peace...The two leaders need to adopt a 'peace declaration' 
that expresses the intentions of both sides to create a peace 
regime."  In contrast, the conservative Chosum Ilbo newspaper 
waved caution flags:  "The problem is that it is difficult to 
pursue real peace that is backed by action and not be deluded 
by a deceptive peace packaged with seemingly plausible 
words...Peace is not achieved by the exchange of sweet words 
and flowers." 
 
8. (SBU) Comment:  South Korean commentators spent most of 
the morning speculating when, if at all, Kim Jong-il would 
show up.  It was, therefore, a great relief when he greeted 
Roh around noon at the House of Culture.  In his signature 
beige military jumpsuit, Kim looked healthy, though his 
waist-line had expanded somewhat compared with his most 
recent pictures.  Yes, there is blanket TV and newspaper 
coverage of the visit, but nothing like the excitement and 
euphoria in connection with the first summit seven years ago. 
VERSHBOW