South Korean Special Envoy Group Departs for Pyongyang
The South Korean special delegation is led by Jong Hui Yong, Blue House National Security Office Director (center), and Seo Hyun, the National Intelligence Minister (right). Chun Hae Song, the South Korean Unification Ministry Vice Minister (left), is accompanying them. (TV Chosun)
TV Chosun News reports the South Korean special delegation to North Korea left Seoul this morning to fly directly to Pyongyang for a one day visit with North Korean officials. The group is carrying a personal letter from President Moon Jae In of South Korea to Chairman Kim Jong Un. They are expected to begin talks with their counterparts in Pyongyang at nine am, Korea time. The group intends to discuss the timing of a planned upcoming summit between President Moon and Chairman Kim, and also to set the date for the opening of the joint liaison office between the two Korean states being established in Kaesong, North Korea. Also, it is expected that the special delegation would attempt to function as a mediator in the stalemated talks between North Korea and the United States. They also hope to meet with Kim Jong Un to discuss pending matters.