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11:17, 16-Jan-2018
DPRK announces result of working-level talks with ROK
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The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) announced Monday night that its working-level talks with the Republic of Korea (ROK) for the dispatch of its art troupe to the PyeongChang Winter Olympics were successful.
The talks, held Monday at the Thongil House in Panmunjom, were attended by members of DPRK's delegation led by Kwon Hook Bong, department director of the Ministry of Culture, and members of the south side's delegation led by Ri U-song, section head of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
"At the talks, both sides had a sincere discussion on the practical matters related to the performances by the north side's art troupe to be dispatched to the south side's area with the 23rd Winter Olympics as an occasion and adopted a joint press release," said the KCNA.
Kwon Hyok Bong, director of the Arts and Performance Bureau under DPRK's Culture Ministry, greets Ri U-song, head of the ROK Culture and Arts Policy Office at the Culture Ministry, before their meeting on the DPRK's side of the border in the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas, January 15, 2018. /Reuters Photo
Kwon Hyok Bong, director of the Arts and Performance Bureau under DPRK's Culture Ministry, greets Ri U-song, head of the ROK Culture and Arts Policy Office at the Culture Ministry, before their meeting on the DPRK's side of the border in the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas, January 15, 2018. /Reuters Photo
The report quoted the press release as saying that Pyongyang will dispatch an art troupe, comprised of more than 140 members, to the ROK and give its performances in Kangrung and Seoul.
It said technical matters on the performances will be settled through consultation with the ROK and Pyongyang will send a field survey delegation as early as possible.
"The south side will ensure the safety and convenience of the north side's art troupe to the maximum," the report said.
This was the second time for the DPRK and the ROK to hold talks at the truce village of Panmunjom, after they held their first high-level meeting on Jan. 9 in about two years.
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency