The meeting of the main Chinese and South Korean mediators on the crisis on the Korean peninsula and the possible opening towards North Korea is scheduled for today. The meeting will be attended by Deputy Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou, the Chinese government's special representative for affairs of the Korean peninsula who already had, upon his arrival, an "exchange of views" with Lee Do Hoon, the South Korean envoy to the peace talks with the North.
In the meantime, confirmation has come from North Korea that it will participate in the "high-level" talks scheduled for January 9, proposed by Seoul in recent days. North Korea's acceptance of the proposal was faxed to South Korean Reunification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon: "We will come to the Panmunjom Peace House on January 9," Ri Son-kwon, head of the Committee, wrote in the message. for the Peaceful Reunification of the Pyongyang Homeland.
The news was announced by the Yonhap agency, which reported that the main topic will be the possible presence of a North Korean delegation at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games and the options available to improve bilateral relations between the two countries. .
In fact, the offer to reopen a direct dialogue between the two Koreas was made a few days ago by Seoul, shortly after the postponement of the annual US and South Korean military exercises. In the meantime, after almost two years, it was reactivated. last Wednesday, the direct communication "red line" of the border village of Panmunjom between Seoul and Pyongyang.