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Show The Salt Lake Tribune KOREAN SUMMIT | North Korea | Warmly Welcomes «South at Summit a[lowers as the leaders’ motorcade iy paper n wes te secretive, ie scion never before tur Ms have given a public i or interview, or even welf,lcome a“visitor at the airport, he fn8ucsenly became the awkwardly charming chatterbox, telling his 4,gcounterpart during a photo opporHf» tunity: “I will treat you very well 0; awhile you stay in Pyongyang without showing any arrogance.” ples The day “really broke many jerlbarriers, suspicions and fears,” said Yoon Sock-joong, a South Kono presidential press secretary Drttwho was still enjoying the glow 5cithours after watching on television as Kim Jong Il unexpectedly came BYonto the airport tarmac to meet 3*Kim Daejung and shake hands. “1 held hands was one of the days’ S. Koreans Hope Talks Help Reunite Families had never exchanged flight data. But in the snippets of conversation that were reported back to cials have warned against any expectations that the summit would _lead to a significant thaw in relations. The most that seems to be hoped for is a symbolic agreement to allow some divided families from South Korea to make a short visitto see long-lost relatives in the North, in exchange for some kind of promise ofeconomic assistance. “J don’t believe that we can resolveall problems at one meeting,” “People from South Korea have * ‘always had the kind of image that Ya countries had never weather information, and air traffic controllers from the two sides y are different from us,” Yoon said. “But now,looking atthe pic«tures, seeing people smile naturalsal, hearing the jokes andof course seeing them speak the same lan,guage,all shows that weare really 0; fone.” To be sure, the wonderment .iiamay be short-lived. Despite spend-£| ing more timetogether than might Seoul. “We will continue working out agreements whenever our opinions coincide on an issue.” In oneofthe few substantiveissues picked up on by the small South Korean media pool included in thevisit, Kim Jong Il was heard mentioning, apparently quite casually, the idea of a permanenthot line between the twoleaders. Kim Dae-jung agreed, saying, “In the future,I will call you.” Currently, there is no direct public telephone or mail service between the two Koreas. And except in rare instances, South Koreans who were separated frori family members when Korea split in 1950 have never been able to contact each other. In way,the historic nature of the summit revealed more about how much bad blood exists between the two sides than about how well the summitstarted. South Korea’s media reported, for example, that until Kim Daejung’s presidential airplane flew from Seoul to Pyongyang, the two seem to go out of his way several times to telegraph that he wanted the summitto bea success. During a photo session at their first official 27-minute meeting .'uesday morning, South Korea's leader spoke of being overwhelmed by a thousand emotions. And North Korea’sleader replied: “Don’t worry.I will notdisappoint you. The world is now. watching us, and I have to respond during [your] three-day stay here.” L. Gordon Flake, a North Korea expert and executive director of the Mansfield Centerfor Pacific Affairs in Washington, said he was sur- prised by North Korea’s efforts at courtesy but he was equally impressed by South Korea’s eagerness. In the past, South Korean leaders have used any excuse to keep North Korea isolated, but Dae-jung agreed to the summit without the promise ofa reciprocal visit and did notflinch when North Korea at the last minute delayed the summit by a Ys “What you'vegoton both sides is a remarkable demonstration of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL, South Korea — For 72- divided at the end of World War I. As their dogs yapped outside, discuss allowing some of the 10 million families who were divided year-old Lee Won-kun, the interKorean summit revived painful the couplesat in their Seoul living by the Korean War, room, overjoyed. The sight of the theirs,to see one another again. “Reuniting families is the most reclusive, communist leader Kim Jong Ui striding onto the tarmac of an airport near Pyongyang to greet Kim Dae-jung brought Lee to the memories: the village where he grewupin the North, the outbreak of the Korean War andhis family fleeing South,the fatherheleft behind neverto see again. But he and his wife were trans- edge ofhis sofa. “Wow. It’s amazing. He’s going rightupto the airplane,” said Lee. fixed before their large-screen television Tuesday, watching the “This is truly historic.” “OK. OK.Be careful going down South’s President Kim Dae-jung and the North’s Kim Jong 1 in Py- the stairs,” Lee counseled the president of the democratic South, ongyang launchtalks that the couple and other Koreans hope will who walks with a limp, as he emerged from his plane. lead to the reunification of their shattered families. “T want reunification to happen “Yes, Yes. Clap for yourselves,” he said as the two leaders clapped for each other and walked side-byside down a red carpet onthetar- quickly. It has to happen quickly. Everybody’s getting older. All the people from our Korean War gen- mac to the welcome of shouting and singing North Korean wellwishers. “Maintain that good mood,andit'll all go well.” eration are dying,” said Lee. Like millions of other South Koreans, Lee and his wife, Suh The talks aim to improve Tae-eun, 71, set aside Tuesday to strained relations in hopes of one day leading to reunification of the watch the start of three days of talks between the Kims, the first including important issue--We~don’t-have muchtimeleft,” said Lee. Atthevery least; the two sides should vow during the summit never to wage war again, he said. Then, eventually, they should broachtheidea of reunification. Whenthe Korean War broke out in 1950, Lee andhis wife, Suh, who was four months pregnant with their first child, headed South during thefirst bitter winter of the three-year war. Suh eventually learned that her mother and five of her younger siblings never madeit out of Pyongyang,and they have never seen eachothersince. “Tf this summit meeting goes well, maybewe'll be able to see each other,” Suh said. “Meeting them again — that’s my dream.” Korean peninsula. Buton the immediate term, Lee such summit ever held by the Koreas since the peninsula was and Suh hope the twoleaders will flexibility and consideration for the otherside,”he said.“Whatthat does is lay very fertile ground for a good dynamic between the two leaders for a rapport to be built. That rapChange Your port, assuming it’s well-established, will certainly have impact.” The subtext for all the warmth is UNUSED Items into a little cooler — money. North Korea’s economyis in deep distress and has been battling famine for five years. The country is in desperate need of money and appears Open Sat.-Sun. 8:00 - 3:00 pm Year Round ready to gamble that it will be rewarded for anycivility it shows. USABLE CASHI REDWOOD SWAP MEET 3700 So. Redwood Road For more information call 973-6060 Free Report educates you on what you need to knowbefore pasbe hearing aids. Benefits hearingai Information on models, styles, ‘pricing list & hearing loss. Howto avoid paying $6,000 for your hearing aids. 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