The invitation was delivered by the North Korean leader’s sister, Kim Yo-jong, who is being referred to as “the Ivanka Trump of North Korea.”
The reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made clear his country’s participation in the Pyeongchang Olympics would be more than just a photo-op (and a cheering squad) as he sent an invite for South Korea’s president to visit Pyongyang on Day Two of the Winter Olympics. The message for South Korean President Moon Jae-in to visit at a “convenient time” was delivered by the dictator’s visiting younger sister, Kim Yo-jong. The setting for the invitation made news considering that it took place over lunch at Seoul’s presidential palace.
Kim’s sister has managed to captivate South Koreans as the first member of North Korea’s ruling family to set foot in the South since the end of the Korean War. She is being referred to in the media as “ the Ivanka Trump of North Korea ” and many are crediting her with North Korea’s campaign to open up toward the country’s southern neighbor. If the suggested meeting does come together it would mark the first time in more than a decade that the leaders of the two Koreas sit down for a chat.
