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Hundreds of S.Koreans to Visit North This Week

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More than two hundred South Koreans will visit DPRK (north Korea) on Friday, the South's unification ministry said, a move which comes despite the North canceling economic cooperation talks planned for this week in Seoul.

Pyongyang invited 255 farmers from the resort island of Cheju in appreciation for tangerines and carrots they had donated over the past four years, the ministry said in a Thursday statement.

On Monday, DPRK pulled out of economic talks with the South, blaming the South Korean foreign minister for "reckless remarks" on a recent U.S. trip.

The cancellation came just days after families divided since the 1950-53 Korean War met in a tentative resumption of links.

"The (South Korean) government has approved the 255 Cheju citizens' visit to the North," the ministry said in a statement.

It said they would depart the Cheju Airport at 11:00 a.m. (10 p.m. EDT) and arrive at the Sunan Airport, the gateway to the North's capital city of Pyongyang, at 12:50 p.m. (0350 GMT).

During the stay, the South Koreans would visit resort places, such as the Paektu Mountain and the Myohyang Mountain, which are associated with ancient Korea's mythology.

Cheju, a resort popular with honeymooners, had provided 13,572 tonnes of tangerines and 6,000 tonnes of carrots since 1998, the ministry said.

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