By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) — Robert King, the new U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights, will make his first trip to South Korea next month since taking up the post to meet government officials and civic activists, a diplomatic source said Wednesday.
“He plans to visit South Korea on Jan. 11. The South Korean and U.S. sides are in consultations to fix a concrete schedule,” the source said. “He will meet officials at the foreign ministry and the Unification Ministry as well as activists campaigning to improve the human rights situation in North Korea as part of efforts to gather information.”