평양서 11주년 기념하는 '10•4 선언'...배경과 의미는?<br /><br /> When the current leaders of the two Koreas met for the first time in April, they agreed to hold joint events on major shared anniversaries.<br />Which is why, to follow up on that promise, Seoul and Pyeongyang are celebrating October 4th together.<br />To learn more about the significance of this date, let's turn to our Choi Si-young. <br /> In October, 2007,... South Korea's then-President Roh Moo-hyun made a three-day trip to Pyeongyang... for a summit with North Korea's then-leader Kim Jong-il.<br />Their meeting led to the second inter-Korean summit agreement, the October 4th Declaration.<br />The date that they adopted that declaration has become another major shared anniversary for the two Koreas in addition to June 15th, the 2000 summit agreement date; and August 15th, the National Liberation Day.<br /><br /> The October 4th Declaration stipulated that the two Koreas build trust, end military hostilities and work towards permanent peace.<br />It also mentioned expanding economic cooperation and exchanges in fields from science to culture... as well as dealing with humanitarian issues like holding reunions for war-torn families.<br />But after the Roh Moo-hyun administration, Seoul went through two consecutive terms of conservative presidents... and ten years of icy relations with the North.<br /><br /> Marking October 4th together is one of the steps agreed on at the latest September summit.<br />Delegations from South and North Korea, not only from the government but from all corners of society, will attend the event on Friday.<br /><br />Choi Si-young, Arirang News. <br />
