Olympics united two Koreas
The delegation of the united team of North and South Korea took part in the opening ceremony of the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.
The delegation of the united team of North and South Korea took part in the opening ceremony of the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.
The first meeting of representatives of North and South Korea since 2015 began in the border village of Panmunjom. Heads of delegations met in the so-called "truce village", at the center of which the border between the two countries runs.
The main issue of the talks was the ways to improve long-term relationships and the possible participation of athletes from the DPRK in the Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, which will begin on February 9.
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International sporting events have a clear political nature: nation-states enter the stadium under their national anthem, represent their countries, and, in the case of victory, their rank increases.