평양회담 속도내나, 문 대통령 9월 5일 대북특사 파견키로<br /><br /> We begin with a potential breakthrough in inter-Korean diplomacy.<br />Seoul's presidential office announced it will send a special delegation to the North next week... to discuss a range of issues, including the upcoming summit.<br />Kan Hyeong-woo has our top story. <br /> To try and put some speed on the diplomacy front with North Korea,... a team of presidential envoys will be heading to Pyongyang on the 5th of September.<br /> The presidential spokesperson said Friday that the envoys will hold comprehensive discussions with officials there about the upcoming summit and much more.<br /><br /> "The Blue House proposed Friday morning that we send a presidential envoy to North Korea on September 5th, which the North agreed to. The special envoy will discuss the details of the schedule for the inter-Korean summit as well as talks on denuclearization and fostering peace in the region."<br /><br /> As to the size of the special delegation,... the spokesperson said,.... or who the team will be meeting up with in the North, that's still undecided.<br /> So far, the two Koreas have only settled on holding their next summit in September in Pyongyang.<br />The exact date and how exactly the summit will be carried out has not been ironed out yet either.<br /> Also on the agenda between the two Koreas... is opening a liaison office in the North Korean city of Kaesong.<br />But that might end up being delayed because of an apparent hiccup in talks between Pyongyang and Washington on ending the regime's nuclear ambitions. <br /> Their relations are in limbo... even though ties between the two Koreas are getting closer.<br /> But the top office says the U.S., South Korea's closest ally, is not being left out.<br />Just last week President Trump canceled a planned visit to Pyongyang by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, blaming not only the regime for a lack of progress on its promise to give up its nuclear weapons -- but also China for not doing its part.<br />Kan Hyeong-woo, Arirang News. <br />
