The sixth meeting of the Inter-Korean Summit Preparation Committee was held for 50 minutes from 3:30 this afternoon. Following are the results of the discussions.

A telephone hotline between the leaders of the two Koreas will be open on Friday, April 20, 2018. A test call will be conducted between working-level officials of the two sides. The hotline will connect Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul and the State Affairs Commission in Pyeongyang. When the two leaders will speak with each other through the hotline has yet to be determined.

There was also discussion about Peace House where the Inter-Korean Summit will be held. The remodeling work at Peace House, which started on March 6, will be completed tomorrow. The follow-up preparations will be made, including the placement of electronic devices, fine artworks, furniture, potted plants, a red carpet in the lobby and flower arrangements.

It has been decided that six officials would accompany President Moon to the summit: Chief of Staff to the President Im Jong-seok, Director of National Security Chung Eui-yong, Director of National Intelligence Service Suh Hoon, Minister of Unification Cho Myoung Gyon, Minister of National Defense Song Young-moo and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha. 

But it has not been decided yet who will be sitting together with the President during the summit. The number and composition of South Korean officials sitting next to the President will be adjusted in consideration of those of North Korea. In the run-up to the summit, the Inter-Korean Summit Preparation Committee will hold a rehearsal twice. 

In the afternoon of April 24, all heads of subcommittees of the Preparation Committee will have a mock summit meeting that will include the whole schedule of the actual summit. 

The number of Inter-Korean Summit Preparation Committee personnel will be increased on April 26, and another more elaborate, official rehearsal is scheduled to be held on that day. This is a rehearsal of the South Korean side, and an advance team from North Korea will come to the South Korean side of Panmunjeom and prepare for its own rehearsal in a similar manner on April 24 or 25.  

A Situation Room will be set up on the third floor of Freedom House at Panmunjeom on April 24. It is being prepared to manage the situation on the day of the summit, and it is expected to consist of executive officials from Cheong Wa Dae and various ministries. Another Situation Room will be opened on the second floor of the KINTEX Center 1, beginning on April 24.