South Korea has quick response team in Singapore

By Kang Aa-young

Nam Gwan-pyo

• Published Jun 11, 2018 3:42 PM KST
• Updated Jun 11, 2018 5:43 PM KST

South Korea maintains a quick response team in Singapore to coordinate with the United States and North Korea and inform the media of Seoul's position.

Nam Gwan-pyo, deputy director of the presidential office's National Security Office, has joined Suh Hoon, director of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) in Singapore ahead of the June 12 summit.

Nam is also accompanied by Lee Do-hoon, as special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs.

Besides them, at least two working-level public relations and one security-related presidential aide are in Singapore. They are to brief Korean reporters on the outcome of the summit.

NIS Director Suh has worked with the North's Kim Yong-chol, Kim Jong-un's top man in South Korea affairs, and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The three have worked together in the lead-up to the summit.