SEOUL • North Korea and South Korea have agreed to have working-level talks tomorrow at the Tongil Pavilion on the North’s side of the truce village of Panmunjom, news agency Yonhap reported..
SEOUL • North Korea and South Korea have agreed to have working-level talks tomorrow at the Tongil Pavilion on the North’s side of the truce village of Panmunjom, news agency Yonhap reported.
South Korea’s Unification Ministry said earlier yesterday that North Korea had proposed holding talks on the prospects of sending its performance art group to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, which are being held in South Korea.
«North Korea sent a notification suggesting to have working-level talks at the Tongil Pavilion on the North Korean side of the truce village of Panmunjom on Jan 15 to discuss about sending its performance group,» said the ministry.
It added that the North also wanted to propose a date for working-level talks on its participation in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, to be held from Feb 9 to 25.
The ministry said the North is apparently keen to discuss logistics of the performers’ trip to the South before planning its athletes and supporters’ attendance at the Games.
«It appears that the North wants to discuss various practical matters related to an art troupe’s visit as a priority,» it said, adding that the government would respond after reviewing the North’s proposal.
Leader Hyon Song Wol of the popular Moranbong band is one of four North Korean delegates set to attend the talks tomorrow.
