A group of South Korean lawmakers will cross the inter-Korean border on Friday to visit the joint Kaesong Industrial Complex in the North. Seoul's Unification Ministry said on Monday that Pyongyang has given its consent to the trip.
The eight-member delegation will tour the joint park and have talks with representatives from South Korean companies operating there. But the group will not meet with North Korean officials during their visit.
The ministry also said that although North Korea looks stable from the outside, it is still struggling with a poor economy under new leader Kim Jong-un.