North Korea’s Mangyongbong-92 ferry arrived at South Korea’s Mukho Port late Tuesday afternoon, carrying a group of DPRK musicians and their entourage.

The ship’s visit to the ROK is its first in 16 years, with Seoul having granted the vessel a special exemption from South Korea’s May 24 sanctions.

The 140-member Samjiyon Orchestra will perform on Thursday at the Gangneung Art Center and on Sunday at the National Theater of Korea’s Haeoreum Grand Theater in Seoul – performances intended to celebrate renewed inter-Korean dialogue this year.

The Mangyongbong-92 entered the port, which is situated in Gangwon Province on the peninsula’s