Cho Myoung-gyon, the country’s top pointman on unification, said that the two Koreas will likely first focus on discussing the North’s participation in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. (Image: Yonhap)
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s unification minister expressed hope Friday that next week’s high-level talks with North Korea could pave the way for an improvement in long-stalled inter-Korean ties.
Cho Myoung-gyon, the country’s top pointman on unification, said that the two Koreas will likely first focus on discussing the North’s participation in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
“It is good that the resumption of inter-Korean talks could set the tone for an improvement in ties between the two Koreas, and better relations could become a small catalyst for helping resolving the North Korean nuclear issue,” Cho told a group of reporters.
The two Koreas agreed Friday to hold talks on Tuesday at the truce village of Panmunjom on the border bisecting the Korean Peninsula, according to Seoul’s unification ministry.
(Yonhap)
