S. Korean delegation greeted by N. Korean officials, visit key facilities in Pyeongyang
- 6 years ago
10.4 기념행사 방북단, 과학기술전당 참관... 환영만찬 진행 중
It's been more than a decade since the two Koreas held their second-ever summit.
The 2007 meeting resulting in the October 4th Declaration.
And to celebrate the anniversary, a team of 160 South Koreans are in Pyeongyang to take part in a joint event.
Our Unification Ministry correspondent Oh Jung-hee joins us on the line to fill us in on the latest.
Jung-hee, what was the intinerary like for Seoul's delegation so far.
Daniel.
The South Korean delegation arrived in Pyeongyang this morning.
The head of North Korea's reunification committee, Ri Son-gwon, greeted the delegates... who include Seoul's Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon... and Lee Hae-chan, the Chairman of the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation.
The South and North Korean delegates expressed hope for a successful joint event tomorrow.
Take a listen to what they said amongst each other.
"We welcome you all to Pyeongyang. For two of you, it's the second time you've been to Pyeongyang in 14 days. And though some of you I have not met before, I've learned a lot about you through the media. We are doing our best to make your stay here in the North as convenient as possible."
"I came here exactly two weeks ago with Chairman Lee Hae-chan. Pyeongyang now feels like the next town over. Coming here felt totally normal. There was no sense of distance or difference, like as if I were visiting my neighbor."
Seoul's delegation took a look around Pyeongyang's Sci-Tech Complex later in the afternoon.
It's a grand project Kim Jong-un pushed ahead with a few years ago.
The complex opened in 2016 and uses solar energy to power itself.
A North Korean worker told South Korea's joint press pool there that roughly 3-thousand people visit the complex.
Pool reporters say they could see quite a number of Pyeongyang citizens there, naturally using computers to look up data, study science or do experiments.
Seoul's delegation then watched a welcoming performance.
At the same time, Lee Hae-chan, who doubles as the leader of the ruling Democratic Party, met with North Korea's ceremonial head of state Kim Yong-nam, to discuss holding inter-Korean parliamentary talks within this year.
Right now, the official schedule indicates that they should be at the welcoming dinner.
That's all I have for now. Daniel.
It's been more than a decade since the two Koreas held their second-ever summit.
The 2007 meeting resulting in the October 4th Declaration.
And to celebrate the anniversary, a team of 160 South Koreans are in Pyeongyang to take part in a joint event.
Our Unification Ministry correspondent Oh Jung-hee joins us on the line to fill us in on the latest.
Jung-hee, what was the intinerary like for Seoul's delegation so far.
Daniel.
The South Korean delegation arrived in Pyeongyang this morning.
The head of North Korea's reunification committee, Ri Son-gwon, greeted the delegates... who include Seoul's Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon... and Lee Hae-chan, the Chairman of the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation.
The South and North Korean delegates expressed hope for a successful joint event tomorrow.
Take a listen to what they said amongst each other.
"We welcome you all to Pyeongyang. For two of you, it's the second time you've been to Pyeongyang in 14 days. And though some of you I have not met before, I've learned a lot about you through the media. We are doing our best to make your stay here in the North as convenient as possible."
"I came here exactly two weeks ago with Chairman Lee Hae-chan. Pyeongyang now feels like the next town over. Coming here felt totally normal. There was no sense of distance or difference, like as if I were visiting my neighbor."
Seoul's delegation took a look around Pyeongyang's Sci-Tech Complex later in the afternoon.
It's a grand project Kim Jong-un pushed ahead with a few years ago.
The complex opened in 2016 and uses solar energy to power itself.
A North Korean worker told South Korea's joint press pool there that roughly 3-thousand people visit the complex.
Pool reporters say they could see quite a number of Pyeongyang citizens there, naturally using computers to look up data, study science or do experiments.
Seoul's delegation then watched a welcoming performance.
At the same time, Lee Hae-chan, who doubles as the leader of the ruling Democratic Party, met with North Korea's ceremonial head of state Kim Yong-nam, to discuss holding inter-Korean parliamentary talks within this year.
Right now, the official schedule indicates that they should be at the welcoming dinner.
That's all I have for now. Daniel.