it was a dramatic moment as Kim met the S Korean president, and I’m sure every step of the the procession had been rehearsed by both sides.
But it all moved in one direction–from North to South.
Kim walked down the steps to the dividing line, and then crossed over to the South. He then invited Moon to take one symbolic step northwards and stand for a few seconds in the north.
But then Kim continued to follow the ceremonial guards South to the meeting hall.
Is there any importance to this?
I would have thought that Kim , with his huge ego, would demand the South come to him, to pay respects to the Great Leader, etc, etc
This is a leader who is used to having entire stadiums full of worshipers bowing down to him and singing his glories. Yet here he took part in a very modest ceremony, following in step behind Southern guards, and making him appear slightly lower on the totem pole, the weaker of two leaders.
On the other hand, I haven’t seen any commentary from any news source about these details,so maybe I’m totally off base and raising an irrelevant issue.