Regular Briefing by Minister of Unification (December 28, 2006)
The Formal Attendants for the Inter-Korean Summit and the Schedule of the Advance Team
(Briefing by the Minister of Unification)
The Minister of Unification Lee Jae-joung gave a briefing on September 7 and explained the formal attendants for the inter-Korean summit and the schedule of the advance team.
Minister of Unification Lee Jae-joung
Attendants for the Inter-Korean Summit
Minister Lee said the attendants for the summit will be chosen focusing on efficient assistance and composed of formal, special, and general attendants.
Minister Lee announced the list of the 13 formal attendants as follows:
Kwon O-kyu, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Finance and Economy
Kim Woo-sik, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Science and Technology
Lee Jae-joung, Minister of Unification
Kim Jang-soo, Minister of National Defense
Im Sang-gyu, Minister of Agriculture & Forestry
Byun Jae-jin, Minister of Health & Welfare
Kim Man-bok, Director of the National Intelligence Service
Byun Yang-gyun, Chief Secretary to the President for National Policy
Baek Jong-chun, Chief Secretary to the President for National Security
Yeom Sang-guk, Chief of the Presidential Security Service
Chon Ho-seon, Presidential Spokesperson
O Sang-ho, Protocol Secretary to the President
Cho Myoung-gyun, Secretary to the President for National Security Policy
Regarding the special attendants of 40 persons, Minister Lee said it will be composed of those who can substantially contribute to the development of the inter-Korean relations from diverse fields of the community. It is expected to announce the list of the special attendants early next week, he added.
The general attendants of 90 persons will be composed of working-level officials from Cheong Wa Dae and other related Ministries and Offices.
The Schedule of the Advance Team
Minister Lee said since they have much more time to prepare because of the rescheduled summit, the South and the North agreed to divide the advance team into to parts and send them to the North separately.
Therefore, the first advance team will visit the North from September 18 to 21, and the second will visit there from September 27 to October 1.
The advance team will consult with the North about concrete schedule of the summit and other practical matters by fields. In addition, the team will make on-the-spot survey at the venue.
