Koreas to meet on Tuesday over S. Korean art performance in Pyongyang

SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- The two Koreas will meet on Tuesday to discuss a performance in Pyongyang by a South Korean art troupe, officials here said.

The unification ministry said Sunday that South Korea's delegation will be led by Yun Sang, a popular singer and composer who has been tapped as the music director for Seoul's art troupe. He will be joined by officials from Cheong Wa Dae and the unification ministry. The meeting will take place at the Tongilgak, a North Korean pavilion at the border village of Panmunjom.

A unification ministry official explained that Yun has been named the head of the delegation because the proposed performance in Pyongyang will mainly feature Korean pop music.

According to the ministry, North Korea on Friday proposed holding talks on Monday, and South Korea countered with an offer to meet on Tuesday instead.

North Korea said its delegation will feature Hyon Song-wol, the leader of the all-female Moranbong Band who earlier led a North Korean team of performers across the border during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
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