North Korea to ship team to Olympics in Pyeongchang

North Korea has agreed to ship a delegation of athletes, supporters and officers to next month’s Wintry climate Olympics taking build in South Korea, as tensions on the divided peninsula continue to subside.

South Korea’s Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-sung confirmed Pyongyang’s participation in Pyeongchang on Tuesday at some level of the first high level talks between the two archrivals since 2015.

The South Korean legit additionally told reporters on the border village of Panmunjom, the venue for the talks, that Seoul has proposed the two groups march together on the Sport’s opening ceremony. 

The Wintry climate Olympics will flee from February 9 to 25 in Pyeongchang, a city real 80km from the border between the two Koreas.

« North Korea acknowledged that they are sure to invent as of late’s talks fruitful, and invent it a groundbreaking opportunity, » Chun acknowledged.

In the starting build apart of the rare assembly, all sides expressed their optimism and « high hopes ».

 »We got here to this assembly as of late with a well-known and proper attitude and with the concept of giving our brethren, who occupy high hopes for this dialogue, helpful outcomes because the first demonstrate of the year, » Ri Son Gwon, head of the North Korean delegation acknowledged.

Meanwhile, South Korea’s Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon acknowledged:  »Our talks resume after the North and South Korean ties occupy been severed for a genuinely lengthy time, nonetheless I ponder the first step is 1/2 the high-tail. I would truly like to retain this assembly with tenacity and perseverance. »

South Korea has additionally proposed the two sides retain military talks to lower rigidity on the peninsula, Chun told reporters. 

The South Korean legit added that Seoul has urged resuming transient reunion of families separated by the Korean Battle. 

The high-level assembly comes after months of rigidity over North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests. 

South Korea offered final week to retain the talks on Jan 9 to focus on the participation of North Korean athletes on the Wintry climate Video games. 

The proposal got here a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un acknowledged that he became « open to dialogue » with Seoul and that Pyongyang might per chance perhaps perhaps well also attend the games.

Al Jazeera’s Kathy Novak, reporting from the South Korean capital Seoul acknowledged: « The fact that these talks are going ahead at all is being seen as a sure step here in South Korea.

She added: « The South Korean authorities wished the North Korean delegations on the Wintry climate Video games within the nation as a reward of restful unity, so it would very worthy welcome this news. »