SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in will send his special delegation to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sept. 5, Moon's office said Friday.

The presidential Blue House said in a press release that Moon decided to send a special presidential delegation to the DPRK's capital city of Pyongyang on Wednesday.

The South Korean side sent a message by wire to the DPRK earlier in the day, proposing to dispatch special envoys of Moon.

The DPRK side responded in the afternoon, saying it would accept the delegation, the Blue House said.