DPRK delegates meet with S.Korean president at Blue House

Four high-ranking delegates from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in Saturday at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, local TV footage showed.


It was a historic moment as Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of top DPRK leader Kim Jong Un, was included in the ranking DPRK delegation, which arrived in South Korea Friday to attend the opening ceremony of the 23rd Winter Olympics held in the country's east county of PyeongChang.

The DPRK delegation was led by Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly who attended the opening ceremony together with the younger Kim who serves as the first vice director of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.

Two other senior DPRK delegates who met Moon at the Blue House are Choe Hwi, chairman of the National Sports Guidance Committee, and Ri Son Gwon, chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland.

It marked the first time in eight and a half years that a ranking DPRK delegation visited South Korea's presidential complex.
 (chinamedia)
 10/2/18