N. Korea to send high-level delegation to closing ceremony of PyeongChang Olympics
- 6 years ago
We begin with more welcome development in improving inter-Korean ties.
A high-level delegation from up North will be crossing over for the closing ceremony of the winter games.
They are expected to also hold meetings with President Moon Jae-in during their stay.
Ji Myung-kil has our top story.
North Korea has informed South Korea on Thursday that it will send an eight member high-level delegation led by Kim Yong-chol... the vice chair of North Korea's Ruling Party's Central Committee to attend the PyeongChang Winter Olympics closing ceremony.
The delegation will also include Ri Son-gwon... the head of the North's agency in charge of inter-Korean affairs, as well as six supporting staff.
South Korea's unification ministry said the delegation will arrive in the South on February 25th... using the western land route... for a three-day visit.
Seoul's unification ministry issued a statement saying the government thinks the visit of the North Korean delegation will help improve inter-Korean relations and represent a huge leap into the regime's denuclearization.
The South Korean presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae said President Moon Jae-in will naturally meet with the North Korean delegation at the closing ceremony.
A Cheong Wa Dae official also said President Moon could meet with the North Korean officials for formal talks later in the week over establishing peace and improving South-North ties.
North Korea already sent a high-level delegation on February 9 for the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics headed by Kim Yong-nam, Pyongyang's ceremonial head of state, and Kim Yo-jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Ji Myung-kil, Arirang News.
A high-level delegation from up North will be crossing over for the closing ceremony of the winter games.
They are expected to also hold meetings with President Moon Jae-in during their stay.
Ji Myung-kil has our top story.
North Korea has informed South Korea on Thursday that it will send an eight member high-level delegation led by Kim Yong-chol... the vice chair of North Korea's Ruling Party's Central Committee to attend the PyeongChang Winter Olympics closing ceremony.
The delegation will also include Ri Son-gwon... the head of the North's agency in charge of inter-Korean affairs, as well as six supporting staff.
South Korea's unification ministry said the delegation will arrive in the South on February 25th... using the western land route... for a three-day visit.
Seoul's unification ministry issued a statement saying the government thinks the visit of the North Korean delegation will help improve inter-Korean relations and represent a huge leap into the regime's denuclearization.
The South Korean presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae said President Moon Jae-in will naturally meet with the North Korean delegation at the closing ceremony.
A Cheong Wa Dae official also said President Moon could meet with the North Korean officials for formal talks later in the week over establishing peace and improving South-North ties.
North Korea already sent a high-level delegation on February 9 for the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics headed by Kim Yong-nam, Pyongyang's ceremonial head of state, and Kim Yo-jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Ji Myung-kil, Arirang News.