South Korean defence minister to pay first visit to North Korea

Seoul- South Korea's Defence Minister Kim Yang Su is set to visit North Korea and will accompany President Roh Moo Hyun to an all-Korean summit in Pyongyang scheduled for early October, the defence ministry in Seoul announced Friday. Yang Su's arrival would mark the first visit by a South Korean defence minister to North Korea. The delegation accompanying the president would also include Finance Minister Kwon O Kyu and Unification Minister Lee Jae Joung as well as the head of the secret service Kim Man Bok. A South Korean defence minister has never visited the northern part of the divided Korean peninsula since the founding of the Republic of (South) Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea (DPRK) in 1948. The two countries remain in a state of war as a peace agreement has not been reached in the aftermath of the Korea War from 1950 to 1953. Kim Yang Su's inclusion in the delegation prompted speculation in South Korea about possible negotiations on the controversial dividing line between the two countries in the Yellow Sea. North Korea does not recognize the maritime border line, drawn unilaterally by the United Nations at the end of the Korea War, and demands that it be redrawn further south. The disputed region has seen repeated clashes between warships from North and South. The second summit in the history of the two Koreas is planned for October 2 to 4. © 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur

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