Preparing for summit on improving inter-Korean relations
The South Korean presidential office held a meeting on September 15 to review preparations for the third inter-Korean summit this year, scheduled to take place next week.
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| Chief of Staff of the South Korean Presidential Office Im Jong-seok. (Photo: Yonhap/VNA) |
President Moon Jae-in is scheduled to fly directly to Pyongyang.
Major summit events, including the first meeting between the two leaders, will be broadcast live. The South Korean delegation visiting Pyongyang is expected to include about 200 people.
A South Korean advance delegation, led by Suh Ho, presidential secretary for unification, will arrive in Pyongyang on September 16 via the western land route.
About 100 people, including Kwun Hyuk-ki, spokesman and head of the press center of the South Korean Presidential Office, and radio and television technicians will also go to Pyongyang in advance to prepare for the summit.
According to the plan, South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit Pyongyang from September 18-20, hold the third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, discuss denuclearization of the Korean peninsula as well as ways to improve inter-Korean relations.
The two leaders have had two summits this year, the first on April 27 and the second on May 26./.