South Korea on Wednesday gave the green light for its football chief to visit North Korea this week, despite a rise in tensions over Pyongyang’s missile and nuclear programmes.
The unification ministry said Chung Mong-Gyu, president of the Korea Football Association, and four other association officials would be allowed to make a four-day visit to Pyongyang starting Friday.
The ministry, which handles relations with the North, must by law approve all cross-border trips.
