Officials of the DPRK accompanied him to Panmunjom to see him off. Among them were Choe Jin Su, chairman of the North Headquarters of Pomminryon, and officials of the North Headquarters of Pomminryon and the Pan-national Alliance of Youth and Students for Korea's Reunification and the North Side Committee for Implementing the June 15 Joint Declaration.

People, including youth and students, in Kaesong city thronged Panmunjom to give Ro a hearty send-off.

As Ro arrived in the yard of Panmun Pavilion, the crowd warmly greeted him, waving Korean Peninsula flags.

A girl student presented him with a bunch of flowers.

Ro said good-bye to the officials of the DPRK.

At 3 p.m. he crossed the demarcation line with a strong resolution and with the Korean Peninsula flag in hand. South Korean men in plain clothes hurriedly took him away.

The farewell-bidders shouted slogans "Down with Lee Myung Bak group of traitors!", "Let Mr. Ro Su Hui go home!" and "U.S. and south Korean conservative authorities must halt at once such human rights abuse as blocking Vice-Chairman Ro Su Hui!"

The courageous visit paid by Ro to the north to participate in the above-said commemorations and contribute to the cause of reunification recorded an unforgettable event in the history of the national reunification movement.