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Wednesday, February 07, 2018, 22:49
Top DPRK leader's sister to visit ROK for Winter Olympics
By Xinhua
Wednesday, February 07, 2018, 22:49 By Xinhua

This undated picture released from the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on March 12, 2015 shows DPRK leader Kim Jong-un, center, inspecting the Sin Islet defense company in Kangwon province, while Kim Yo-jong, second left, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Worker's Party of Korea (WPK) and the younger sister of Kim Jong-un, following him. (AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT)

SEOUL – Kim Yo-jong, the sister of Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), will visit the Republic of Korea (ROK) later this week to attend the ROK-hosted Winter Olympics, Seoul's unification ministry said Wednesday. 

The DPRK notified the ROK earlier in the day of the list of its high-ranking delegation, which will be led by Kim Yong-nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly. 

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Kim Yo-jong, the first vice director of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, was included in the delegation scheduled to make a three-day visit to the ROK for the 23rd Winter Olympics. 

Also included in the DPRK delegation were Choe Hwi, chairman of the National Sports Guidance Committee, and Ri Son-gwon, chief of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland. 

The four-member delegation will be accompanied by 16 support staffers and three journalists. 

The ROK government viewed the composition of the DPRK delegation as meaningful as it included officials from the ruling party, the government, and the sports to celebrate the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, according to Seoul's unification ministry. 

The Winter Olympics are slated to kick off Friday at ROK's eastern county of PyeongChang. 

The DPRK athletes and cheerleaders have already arrived in ROK to march together under a unified Korean flag at the opening ceremony and cheer together for both athletes of ROK and the DPRK.  

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