North and South Korea have agreed to resume formal high level talks later this year, after they were effectively suspended in February.
The announcement comes after a surprise visit to South Korea by a high-level North Korean delegation, which included Hwang Pyong-so, the country’s top political officer who is widely thought to be second-in-command of North Korea.
The North Korean officials were present for the closing ceremony of the Asian Games, with their arrival announced just one hour before the ceremony.
After a meeting between officials from the two countries, a statement declared that high-level talks between the two were to resume later this month. South Korea’s Ministry of National Unification said,
The announcement comes after a surprise visit to South Korea by a high-level North Korean delegation, which included Hwang Pyong-so, the country’s top political officer who is widely thought to be second-in-command of North Korea.
The North Korean officials were present for the closing ceremony of the Asian Games, with their arrival announced just one hour before the ceremony.
After a meeting between officials from the two countries, a statement declared that high-level talks between the two were to resume later this month. South Korea’s Ministry of National Unification said,
“While calling the upcoming talks a second round of dialogue, the North explained that it intended to hold more rounds of South-North talks in the future.”