South Korean proposals surrounding possible “independent tourism” to North Korea by its citizens should be discussed with the United States, Ambassador Harry Harris told NK News at a press event in Seoul on Thursday.

The proposals, which were raised several times in the past week – including by President Moon Jae-in — suggest the South Korean government may be considering allowing citizens to soon apply to go on tours to North Korea on a private basis.

“We have an entity whose job is to look just at that — and that entity is the U.S.-Korea Working Group,” Harris said, referencing