SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean religious groups were this week given approval for plans to visit North Korea to promote cooperation with their counterparts in the North, Seoul's Unification Ministry said Tuesday.
The ministry said it approved the visits of the two group whose religions originated locally, one of which follows the Dangun beliefs and the other a Cheondogyo group, to visit Kaesong on Thursday and Friday, respectively.
A total of 10 officials from the groups will travel to the North during the separate visits this week and discuss holding joint religious ceremonies with their northern counterparts, the ministry said.
pbr@yna.co.kr
(END)
- Romney's Korea policy still in the works
- Xi to pursue finding balance between two Koreas
- Obama's 'strategic patience' on N. Korea at election juncture
- Korea issue proves no hurdle to Obama's re-election bid
- N. Korean defectors suffer from inefficient state support programs
- N. Korean leader's uncle seen to have clinched stronger economic support from China
- S. Korea, U.S. stuck in nonproliferation dilemma
- Questions linger on N. Korean leader Kim Jong-un's power
- N. Korea's contradictory foreign policy hints at power game
- Botched rocket launch deals embarrassing blow to Kim Jong-un
- N. Korea blows away dialogue mood with rocket launch
- No hype over nuke deal with N. Korea, cautiousness prevails
Home > NorthKorea
2012/11/06 15:00 KST
Two religious groups permitted to visit N. Korea for exchanges
