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Monday, February 12, 2018, 11:49
DPRK high-level delegation back home after visiting ROK
By Xinhua
Monday, February 12, 2018, 11:49 By Xinhua

President Moon Jae-in, second from right, of the Republic of Korea (ROK), applauds with Kim Yo-jong, third from right, sister of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s top leader Kim Jong-un, during a performance of the DPRK’s Samjiyon Orchestra at National Theater in Seoul, Feb 11, 2018. (BEE JAE-MAN/YONHAP VIA AP)

PYONGYANG – The high-level delegation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) returned home Sunday night after visiting the Republic of Korea (ROK) and attending the opening ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said the delegation, led by Kim Yong-nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, flew 45 minutes from Inchon to land in Pyongyang.

The delegation also included Kim Yo-jong, the younger sister of DPRK top leader Kim Jong-un who is also the first vice director of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.

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The delegation was warmly received in Pyongyang by senior officials and a guard of honor of the Korean People's Army at the airport upon arrival, according to the KCNA.

On the first day of its three-day visit from Friday, the DPRK delegation attended the opening ceremony of the 23rd Winter Olympics held in eastern ROK county of PyeongChang.

They met and lunched with ROK President Moon Jae-in on the second day at the presidential Blue House.

Kim Yo-jong, left, sister of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s top leader Kim Jong-un, shakes hands with Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon of the Republic of Korea (ROK) as Kim Yong-nam, center, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, watches during a luncheon in Seoul, South Korea, Feb 11, 2018. (KIM SUNG-DOO/YONHAP VIA AP)

During the meeting, the DPRK leader's younger sister delivered Kim Jong-un's invitation for President Moon to visit Pyongyang at a time Moon deems convenient. The two sides agreed to further improve inter-Korean relations and seek to realize peace on the Korean Peninsula.

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Together with the DPRK delegation, Moon watched a match by the joint women's ice jockey team with Switzerland in PyeongChang on Saturday.

They watched a concert performed in Seoul by a 140-member DPRK art troupe to celebrate the Winter Olympics, together with President Moon on Sunday night before returning back to their homeland. 

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