Pyongyang, Sep 18 (Xinhua) A delegation of 35 South Korean officials arrived here Tuesday to arrange details of next month’s summit between the two countries’ leaders.
South Korean Vice Unification Minister Lee Kwan-se is leading the delegates, who are expected to inspect the venue for the inter-Korean summit and arrange details of the itinerary and accommodations for the summit, the South Korean news agency Yonhap said.
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Il are scheduled to meet on Oct 2-4 in Pyongyang, the second-ever summit between the two countries.
“We will hold prior inspections thoroughly to ensure that the summit proceeds smoothly,” Lee Kwan-se told reporters before heading for Pyongyang. The team is to return to Seoul Friday.
Last month, North Korea suspended the summit, citing devastating floods that have killed some 600 people and destroyed large areas of farmland.