Park Jiwon And A Delegation Will Visit Pyongyang To Offer Condolences After Kim Yong-nam’s death. I asked Jeong Dongyoung.

According to the North Korean constitution, the standing committee chairman is the head of state. I remember the deceased’s quiet diplomacy and respect for National Defense Commission Chairman Kim Jong-il and State Affairs Commission Chairman Kim Jong-un throughout our 10 meetings.” He said “In particular, at the summit dinner between President Moon Jae-in and Chairman Kim Jong-un, (the deceased) proposed to Chairman Kim that he award me with the People’s Artist certificate.” Rep. Park added, “When former President Kim Dae-jung died, Secretary Kim Ki-nam (former Vice Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea Central Committee and Director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department) and others

came from North Korea as a delegation,” and “Mrs. Lee Hee-ho also offered condolences to Chairman Kim Jong-il.” Rep. Park added, “The YS government condemned Rep. Lee Bu-young for suggested sending a delegation to mourn North Korean President Kim Il-sung in 1994. Later, when he visited the U.S. with DJ (former President Kim Dae-jung), State Department Korea Affairs Director Brown said South Korea’s rejection of Rep. Lee Bu-young’s plan was erroneous.” He said “I told this to Unification Minister Chung Dong-young, whom I met at the National Assembly today (the 4th), and I will also request it from the director of the National Intelligence Service during the National Assembly Intelligence Committee’s inspection of the National Intelligence Service held in the afternoon.” said, “Our government is sending ‘Special Envoy Park Jie-won’ and earnestly urging North Korea to accept him.” Rep. Park was Chief of Staff to the President and Minister of Culture and Tourism under previous President Kim Dae-jung and Director of the National Intelligence Service under Moon Jae-in. He helped former presidents’ inter-Korean meetings succeed.