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Republic of Korea

Moon names envoy for DPRK visit

Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in named his top national security adviser as a special envoy to visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the presidential Blue House said on Sunday. Chung Eui-yong, head of the presidential National Security Office, will lead a five-member special delegation to the DPRK's capital of Pyongyang on Wednesday ahead of this month's inter-Korean summit between Moon and top DPRK leader Kim Jong-un.