National Reconciliation Council

National Reconciliation Council
Formation1998 (1998)
PurposeFacilitates visits from South Korea
Location
Chairman
Kim Yong-dae
Websitewww.ryomyong.com
National Reconciliation Council
Chosŏn'gŭl
민족화해협의회
Hancha
民族和解協議會
Revised RomanizationMinjok Hwahae Hyeobuihoe
McCune–ReischauerMinjok Hwahae Hyŏbŭihoe

The National Reconciliation Council (Korean: 민족화해협의회) is a North Korean organization whose purpose is to facilitate visits from South Korea to North Korea. Founded on 8 June 1998, its chairman is Kim Yong-dae. The first visit organized by the body was a 2001 visit to Mount Kumgang commemorating the 2000 inter-Korean summit. Most cultural, political, and religious visits from South Korea are through the National Reconciliation Council. The organization is occasionally cited in official news releases from the Korean Central News Agency.