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S. Korean advance team leaves for Pyeongyang ahead of summit

2018-09-16 1 Dailymotion

The countdown begins.<br />Two days away from what will be another historic inter-Korean summit in Pyeongyang.<br />The advance team left this morning for the North.<br />Shin Se-min reports. <br />A team of around 90 officials, headed by the presidential secretary for unification, left for the North Korean capital early Sunday morning to put the final touches on the upcoming inter-Korean summit to be held in Pyeongyang for the first time in over a decade.<br />The advance team is made up of officials in charge of media coverage, including live broadcast technicians, protocol and security staff.<br />They boarded 19 vehicles bound for Pyeongyang via a western land route.<br />Just before they left, the unification secretary voiced his determination.<br /><br /><br />"The inter-Korean summit that everyone has been looking forward to is now just two days away. The advance team will do its part to make it a success.<br /><br />Once settled in Pyeongyang,… the advance team will survey the locations and the routes the South Korean delegation will take... and start setting up a situation room and a press center.<br />A lot of inspection is needed since this will be the first time for parts of an inter-Korean summit in Pyeongyang to be broadcast live around the world.<br />President Moon Jae-in will fly to Pyeongyang on Tuesday for his third encounter with North Korea's Kim Jong-un… and only the third inter-Korean summit to be held in the regime's capital.<br />Shin Se-min, Arirang News. <br />

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