The three North Koreans that recently escaped from a North Korean restaurant in China will reportedly arrive in South Korea sometime this week.
Citing sources well acquainted with North Korea, Seoul-based Yonhap News Agency reported Monday that the defectors -- currently in Thailand -- are waiting for an agreement between Seoul and Bangkok as the North Koreans do not possess passports.
South Korean media reported last week that three North Koreans working at a North Korean restaurant in the northwestern city of Xian escaped after being influenced by the mass defection 13 North Koreans last month.
Seoul's unification ministry has refused to comment on the details of the latest case.