PYONGYANG, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has expressed his "fixed will" to hold a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, when he met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in Saturday at the truce village Panmunjom, said Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) Sunday.
Kim also promised to further push forward the peace process on the Korean Peninsula by working for the goal of denuclearization and improving inter-Korean ties.
During the meeting, Kim thanked Moon for the efforts made by him for the DPRK-U.S. summit scheduled for June 12, and expressed his fixed will on the historic DPRK-U.S. summit talk, said KCNA.
"Kim Jong Un told Moon Jae-in to positively cooperate with each other as ever to improve the DPRK-U.S. relations and establish mechanism for permanent and durable peace," said the report.
The surprise inter-Korean summit came soon after Trump said he remained open to a summit with Kim in Singapore on June 12.
Kim and Moon met for the second time within one month on Saturday on the northern side of the demarcation line of Panmunjom.
"Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in shared the view that the two sides should trust and take care of with each other and exert joint efforts to make sure that the Panmunjom declaration reflecting the unanimous desire of all Koreans is implemented at an early date," said KCNA.
They agreed to hold the north-south high-level talks on June 1 and further accelerate the talks of various fields including those of military authorities and Red Cross, according to the report.
They announced that they would meet frequently in the future to make dialogue brisk and pool wisdom and efforts, expressing their stand to make joint efforts for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, it said.
"They reached a satisfactory consensus in the matters discussed at the talks," said the report.
The DPRK suspended high-level talks with South Korea last week due to a large-scale joint South Korea-U.S. air drill which Pyongyang said was aimed at attacking the north.
Calling the meeting historic, the report said Panmunjom, the historical land which had once come under global spotlights as a symbol of peace for making a new start of the north-south relations and opening up a new era of reconciliation and unity, witnessed the significant meeting between the leaders of the north and the south once again after 29 days.
Honor guards of the Korean People's Army lined up at the Thongil House, the venue of the talks, to receive President Moon Jae-in, said KCNA.
"The respected Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un warmly greeted President Moon Jae-in and exchanged greetings with him who arrived at the Thongil House after crossing the demarcation line at Panmunjom," it said.
Prior to the talks, Moon wrote on the visitors' book of the Thongil House in memory of his visit to the north side area: "Peace and Prosperity of the Korean Peninsula, together with Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.," according to the report.
