Seoul proposes January 15 talks on North Korea's attendance in PyeongChang

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Seoul proposes January 15 talks on North Korea’s attendance in PyeongChang

Letter addressed to DPRK delegate Ri Son Gwon sets stage for next meeting

Hamish Macdonald January 12, 2018

Seoul proposes January 15 talks on North Korea’s attendance in PyeongChang

Panmunjom by Anthony Surace on 2017-05-06 09:38:48

In a letter addressed to North Korean representative Ri Son Gwon on Friday, South Korea's Ministry of Unification (MoU) proposed a high level meeting on January 15 to discuss the DPRK's participation in the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, according to the MoU spokesperson's office.

The proposal follows the high-level inter-Korean talks which took place on Tuesday and represented the first such meeting since December 2015.

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Hamish Macdonald

Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI who formerly worked on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.

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