The two Koreas began working-level talks to discuss key issues on North Korea's participation in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics at 10 a.m. Wednesday. 

South Korea's chief delegate Chun Hae-sung told reporters before his departure to the Panmunjeom border village on Wednesday morning that the delegates will mainly discuss practical issues regarding the North's participation in the Winter Olympics and Paralympics to follow up on the agreement produced in last week's high-level inter-Korean talks.

The vice unification minister said that he will engage in talks in a calm manner to ensure the North's Olympic participation will help improve inter-Korean relations and settle peace on the Korean Peninsula. 

The vice-ministerial-level talks will likely focus on the composition of the North Korean delegation of athletes and ranking officials, their travel route to Pyeongchang and Seoul's related support.  

The two sides are also expected to discuss whether their athletes should jointly march at the opening ceremony, as well as details about the North's cheering squad and taekwondo demonstration team. 

According to the Unification Ministry, the North said it will send three representatives for the talks, including Jon Jong-su, vice chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland. The others are Won Gil-woo, vice minister of North Korea's sports ministry, and Kim Kang-kuk, whose title has yet to be verified. 

The South Korean delegation will be led by Chun. The two other delegates are Ahn Moon-hyun, deputy director-general of the Office of the Prime Minister, and Kim Ki-hong, vice president of games planning for the PyeongChang Olympics Organizing Committee.

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