May 25, 2017 11:55
A civilian group of both progressive and conservative NGO officials will travel to North Korea next month.
A Cheong Wa Dae official said Wednesday that the Korean Sharing Movement applied for permission to visit North Korea, and national security adviser Chung Eui-yong is minded to approve the request.
Once the Unification Ministry authorizes the trip, they will be joined by a 17-member delegation led by Minjoo Party lawmaker Won Hye-young and People's Party lawmaker Chung Jung-bae on June 10.
The group will be staying in North Korea for four days to deliver medicine, nutritional supplements and clothes.
"The Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye administrations said they would not prohibit humanitarian support for the North, but actual aid did shrink," Won told the Chosun Ilbo.
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