FOUR members of the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) are set to visit the North Korean political party Workers’ Party of Korea this week in Pyongyang.
In a statement on Sunday, PDP-Laban Vice-President for International Affairs and Presidential Adviser for Northern Luzon Raul L. Lambino said the two political parties will sign a memorandum of understanding “affirming their friendship and promoting greater understanding and more meaningful party-to-party talks in the future.”
The delegation is composed of former Eastern Samar governor and PD- Laban Vice-President for Visayas Lutgardo B. Barbo, PDP-Laban Public Information Committee chairman Ronwald F. Munsayac, PDP-Laban Public Information Committee vice-chairman Raymundo Roquero, and PDP-Laban member Evan Rebadulla.
Senator Aquilino Martin L. Pimentel III said the three-day mission from July 18 to 20 is “the historic starting point of a new dynamic relationship with the Workers’Party of Korea.”
The political party also said the trip was arranged as early as one year ago following a series of correspondence with WPK Vice Chairman and International Department Director Ri Su Yong.
“This is strictly a party-to-party diplomacy. The invitation was extended to us months ago, and we feel that this visit could not have come at a better time. We are hoping that this ground-breaking initiative will open new doors for further talks, and new opportunities for a more meaningful relationship between our two peoples,” Mr. Lambino said. — Camille A. Aguinaldo

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