S. Koreans to visit Mt. Geumgangsan for 20th anniversary of tour program
- 6 years ago
금강산 관광 20주년...현대그룹 등 100여명 18일 방북
A group of more than a hundred South Koreans will be crossing the border to visit the North's Geumgangsan Mountain later this week... to celebrate the 20th anniversary of tours there.
The programs originally were a gesture of inter-Korean reconciliation, but it's been suspended around a decade ago, due to a shooting incident.
According to Seoul's Unification Ministry, Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun... and other executives, government officials and press... will be going to that Mountain on Sunday.
Around 80 North Koreans will also attend the celebration, which will include performances, commemorative tree-planting and a banquet.
But the ministry made it clear... the trip has nothing to do with resuming the tour programs.
A group of more than a hundred South Koreans will be crossing the border to visit the North's Geumgangsan Mountain later this week... to celebrate the 20th anniversary of tours there.
The programs originally were a gesture of inter-Korean reconciliation, but it's been suspended around a decade ago, due to a shooting incident.
According to Seoul's Unification Ministry, Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun... and other executives, government officials and press... will be going to that Mountain on Sunday.
Around 80 North Koreans will also attend the celebration, which will include performances, commemorative tree-planting and a banquet.
But the ministry made it clear... the trip has nothing to do with resuming the tour programs.