[Photo: Courtesy]North Korea’s ceremonial leader will make an unprecedented visit to South Korea this week, as hopes grow for high-level inter-Korean talks during the Winter Olympics that begin in four days. ALSO READ: Trump angers China, South Korea with new import tariffsSeoul’s Unification Ministry said on Sunday that Kim would lead a 22-strong delegation that was expected to arrive in South Korea on Friday for a three-day trip. Trump said during a meeting with North Korean defectors on Friday that, despite a “very tricky situation”, North Korea’s participation in the Olympics could result in “something good”. Kim is North Korea’s nominal head of state, while the reclusive country is ruled by Kim Jong Un, the third-generation hereditary leader. ALSO READ: N. Korea and South Korea begin their first official talks in 2 yearsThe North had proposed that the orchestra use the Mangyongbong 92, a ferry that chiefly operates between North Korea and Russia, for transportation and lodging, ministry spokesman Baik Tae-hyun told a news briefing.

Source: Standard Digital February 05, 2018 06:45 UTC