South Korea wants that the officials were protected from arrest and detention, according to Yonhap news agency, while ensuring their safety of passage and exempting them from security checks.
Last week, the sides reportedly reached a deal to open such an office soon during a meeting of the two nations’ unification ministers, South’s Myoung-gyon and Ri Son Gwon of North Korea.
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have significantly de-escalated in 2018 after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has twice met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Kim’s historic meeting with US President Donald Trump is set to be held on June 12 in Singapore.
According to the Singapore government's official Electronic Gazette, the island of Sentosa was added on Tuesday to "the special event area" where the upcoming meeting between Kim and Trump is set to take place. According to the government's official Electronic Gazette