Oct. 4 celebratory event finishes in Pyeongyang
- 6 years ago
A group of 160 South Koreans are in the North Korean capital to celebrate the 11th anniversary of the October 4th Declaration.
An inter-Korean joint event to celebrate that was held this morning in Pyeongyang.
For more, let's connect to our Unification Ministry correspondent Oh Jung-hee on the line.
Jung-hee.
Ji-yoon, we're hearing that the event has finished by now... and Seoul's unification minister went to have a separate meeting with North Korea's ceremonial leader Kim Yong-nam.
The celebratory event started at 10 this morning at People's Culture Palace in Pyeongyang and last for an hour and a half.
All 160 members of the South Korean delegation attended that event... including Seoul's Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, the chair of the ruling Democratic Party Lee Hae-chan,... and Roh Geon-ho.
Roh is the son of the late former President Roh Moo-hyun, who adopted the October 4th Declaration with then-North Korean leader Kim Jong-il back in 2007.
From the North Korean side, Pyeongyang's nominal head of state Kim Yong-nam and head of the reunification committee Ri Son-gwon were there.
They both made a commemorative speech, where they stressed it's crucial to keep up with the spirit of the joint declarations adopted by the leaders of the two Koreas... starting from the very first one in 2000 up until the most recent one from the summit last month.
This is the first time the two Koreas have held an event to celebrate the October 4th anniversary.
Jung-hee, what else other than that event can we expect today?
Well, for now, Seoul's delegation is to have lunch at Okryugwan, a restaurant that's famous for Pyeongyang's cold noodles.
Then later in the afternoon, they'll look around Mansudae Art Studio, one of North Korea's largest art production centers, and Mangyongdae Children's Palace, a facility for children's extra-curricular activities.
In the evening, the delegates will watch North Korea's Mass Games arts performance... and attend a dinner banquet.
That's all on the official schedule, but we should keep our eyes on whether the two Koreas will hold any sort of inter-Korean talks on the sidelines.
Before heading north of the border, Seoul's unification minister hinted there will be discussions on how to follow up on the latest September summit agreement.
So many speculate there could be high-level talks between Minister Cho Myoung-gyon and his North Korean counterpart Ri Son-gwon.
And as Seoul's Vice Health Minister and Cultural Heritage Administrator are also there in the North, they too could meet with their North Korean counterparts to discuss medical and cultural cooperation.
Ji-yoon.
An inter-Korean joint event to celebrate that was held this morning in Pyeongyang.
For more, let's connect to our Unification Ministry correspondent Oh Jung-hee on the line.
Jung-hee.
Ji-yoon, we're hearing that the event has finished by now... and Seoul's unification minister went to have a separate meeting with North Korea's ceremonial leader Kim Yong-nam.
The celebratory event started at 10 this morning at People's Culture Palace in Pyeongyang and last for an hour and a half.
All 160 members of the South Korean delegation attended that event... including Seoul's Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, the chair of the ruling Democratic Party Lee Hae-chan,... and Roh Geon-ho.
Roh is the son of the late former President Roh Moo-hyun, who adopted the October 4th Declaration with then-North Korean leader Kim Jong-il back in 2007.
From the North Korean side, Pyeongyang's nominal head of state Kim Yong-nam and head of the reunification committee Ri Son-gwon were there.
They both made a commemorative speech, where they stressed it's crucial to keep up with the spirit of the joint declarations adopted by the leaders of the two Koreas... starting from the very first one in 2000 up until the most recent one from the summit last month.
This is the first time the two Koreas have held an event to celebrate the October 4th anniversary.
Jung-hee, what else other than that event can we expect today?
Well, for now, Seoul's delegation is to have lunch at Okryugwan, a restaurant that's famous for Pyeongyang's cold noodles.
Then later in the afternoon, they'll look around Mansudae Art Studio, one of North Korea's largest art production centers, and Mangyongdae Children's Palace, a facility for children's extra-curricular activities.
In the evening, the delegates will watch North Korea's Mass Games arts performance... and attend a dinner banquet.
That's all on the official schedule, but we should keep our eyes on whether the two Koreas will hold any sort of inter-Korean talks on the sidelines.
Before heading north of the border, Seoul's unification minister hinted there will be discussions on how to follow up on the latest September summit agreement.
So many speculate there could be high-level talks between Minister Cho Myoung-gyon and his North Korean counterpart Ri Son-gwon.
And as Seoul's Vice Health Minister and Cultural Heritage Administrator are also there in the North, they too could meet with their North Korean counterparts to discuss medical and cultural cooperation.
Ji-yoon.