South Korea's first lady Kim Jung-sook , second from right, and Ri Sol-ju, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's wife, talk as they arrive at the Kim Won-gyun University of Music on Tuesday. Joint Press Corps
By Jung Da-min
The first ladies of the two Koreas met again in Pyongyang, Tuesday, on the first day of the three-day summit from Tuesday to Thursday. The two shared greetings when President Moon and his entourage arrived in the North Korean capital and were welcomed by the first couple of the North.
According to the South's presidential office, first lady Kim Jung-sook visited Okryu Children's Hospital and Kim Won Gyun University of Music later in the day. Her North Korean counterpart Ri Sol-ju accompanied her. On Wednesday, Kim and Ri will visit Mangyongdae Children's Palace together.
In particular, the visit to the music university could bring them closer, because Kim majored in voice at university and Ri was a singer. Kim graduated Kyung Hee University's department of voice and was a member of the Seoul Metropolitan Choir, while Ri was a soloist with the North Korean Unhasu Orchestra.
In April, Kim and Ri met at the Peace House in Panmunjeom at around 6 p.m. for banquet. At that time, the two attracted attention by showing intimacy such as walking hand in hand.
The meeting of the first ladies in Pyongyang is the first of its kind.
The wife of North Korea's former leader Kim Jong-il did not accompany him to such events, so the wives of ex-President Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun ― Lee Hui-ho and Kwon Yang-sook ― did not meet her during the previous two summits in Pyongyang.
