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15:02, 27-Feb-2018
ROK, DPRK hold working-level talks to discuss latter's participation in Winter Paralympics
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The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday held working-level talks to discuss the DPRK's participation in the Winter Paralympics, Seoul's unification ministry said.
The working-level dialogue kicked off at 10 a.m. local time as scheduled at Tongilgak, a DPRK building in the truce village of Panmunjom that straddles the border between the two couuntries.
Both sides sent their respective three-member delegations for the working-level talks.
The Winter Paralympics is scheduled for March 9 to 18 at ROK's east county of PyeongChang, where the 23rd Winter Olympics was hosted.
Meanwhile, the high-ranking DPRK delegation returned back home on Tuesday, ending its three-day visit to the ROK, according to Seoul's unification ministry.
The DPRK delegation led by Kim Yong Chol returns to DPRK through Paju, South Korea, Feb. 27, 2018. /VCG Photo
The DPRK delegation led by Kim Yong Chol returns to DPRK through Paju, South Korea, Feb. 27, 2018. /VCG Photo
The DPRK delegation, led by Kim Yong Chol, vice chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, crossed the heavily guarded inter-Korean border via land route to the DPRK side at around noon.
Kim was accompanied by Ri Son Gwon, chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, and six other support staff.
Before heading toward the DPRK, the high-ranking delegation had a breakfast meeting with senior ROK officials, including Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director Suh Hoon, and Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-sung.
During the meeting, the two sides agreed to continue efforts to improve inter-Korean relations and build peace on the Korean Peninsula after the Olympic Games.
Athletes from the South Korean and DPRK teams marching together at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games closing ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea, Feb. 25, 2018. /VCG Photo
Athletes from the South Korean and DPRK teams marching together at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games closing ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea, Feb. 25, 2018. /VCG Photo
The DPRK delegation came to ROK Sunday to attend the closing ceremony of the 23rd Winter Olympics.
Before the closing ceremony, the senior DPRK delegates met in PyeongChang, east of the capital Seoul, with ROK President Moon Jae-in, saying Pyongyang had "enough" willingness to talk with Washington.
On Monday, the chief DPRK delegate said doors are open for talks with the United States without elaborating on any precondition.
The remarks were made during a closed-door meeting with Chung Eui-yong, top national security advisor for President Moon at an unidentified hotel in Seoul.
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency