Seoul, April 11: Three former world leaders will accompany ex-US president Jimmy Carter to North Korea this month to discuss tensions on the peninsula and food shortages in the communist state, a report said today.
JoongAng Daily, quoting diplomatic sources in South Korea, said Carter would be accompanied by former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, former Irish President Mary Robinson and former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland.
The four are members of a group of ex-leaders known as The Elders. The group said on its website it was concerned at high inter-Korean tensions and the reported food shortages.
“A small group of Elders is considering a visit to the region at the end of April to discuss with officials and others how these issues may be addressed,” the weekend statement said, adding plans were not finalised.
Seoul’s foreign ministry said nothing had been confirmed about such a visit.
-Agencies