Foreign relations of North Korea
In 2017 Moon Jae-in was elected President of South Korea with promises to return to the Sunshine Policy. In his New Year address for 2018, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un proposed sending a delegation to the upcoming Winter Olympics in South Korea. The Seoul–Pyongyang hotline was reopened after almost two years. North and South Korea marched together in the Olympics opening ceremony and fielded a united women's ice hockey team. North Korea sent an unprecedented high-level delegation, headed by Kim Yo-jong, sister of Kim Jong-un, and President Kim Yong-nam, as well as athletes and performers.
Jong-Wha Lee
Jong-Wha Lee (Korean: 이종화) is a South Korean economist and former Senior Advisor for International Economic Affairs to former President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea and Korean G-20 Sherpa. He is currently a Professor of Economics at Korea University where he has been a member of the faculty since March 1993. He has previously served as Chief Economist and Head of the Office of Regional Economic Integration at the Asian Development Bank.