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South Korea going into detail on individual tours to North Korea
發布日期:2023-01-19 01:36:00

Foreigners tour Pyongyang in this photo released, Jan. 17. / Yonhap
Foreigners tour Pyongyang in this photo released, Jan. 17. / Yonhap

By Kang Seung-woo

South Korea is moving forward with its plan to allow individual tours to North Korea, coming up with a draft that it believes would not violate international sanctions.

After President Moon Jae-in floated the idea in his New Year Press conference, Jan. 14, the unification ministry presented the measures, Monday, to move forward with the contentious plan, over which Seoul is at odds with Washington

Moon proposed the individual tours to the North as part of efforts to expand cross-border exchanges.

Concept of individual tours

The ministry unveiled three options regarding tours to the country and the most probable one is South Koreans purchasing tour programs run by a travel agency in a third country.

In this case, after gathering tourists from the South, the travel agency will send the list to the South Korean government that will review whether to approve their visit to Pyongyang and other North Korean tourist spots such as Wonsan, Galma and Samjiyon.

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