South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Sunday hosted a lunch for the high-ranking delegation¹ from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), including the younger sister of top DPRK leader Kim Jong Un.

 

韩国总理李洛渊周天中午为朝鲜冬奥会高级代表团举行欢迎午宴，来宾包括金正恩的妹妹金淑贞。
 

 

According to the prime minister's office cited by local media outlets², Lee hosted the luncheon³ from noon at a hotel in eastern Seoul.

 

Attending the luncheon were Kim Yo Jong, the DPRK leader's younger sister who serves as the first vice⁴ director of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, and Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme⁵ Peoples Assembly who is leading the ranking delegation.

 

Choe Hwi, chairman of the National Sports Guidance Committee, and Ri Son Gwon, chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, also attended the lunch meeting.

 

Participants from the South Korean side were Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Do Jong-hwan and 10 other government, parliamentary officials and experts.

 

The four DPRK delegates, who came to South Korea Friday and attended the opening ceremony of the 23rd Winter Olympics, met South Korean President Moon Jae-in Saturday at the presidential complex.

点击收听单词发音