Two Koreas Agree on Joint Marching, Unified Ice Hockey Team at PyeongChang
2018-01-17

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The two Koreas have agreed to march together under a unified flag at the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics and field a unified women’s ice hockey team.

They are among the eleven-point agreement reached during Wednesday’s working-level talks held at the Peace House at the southern side of the border village of Panmunjeom.  

Under the agreement, the South and North will also hold a joint cultural event at Mount Geumgang in the North ahead of the opening of the PyeongChang Games, while ski athletes from the two Koreas will attend joint training sessions in the Masikryong Ski Resort in the North. 

To prepare for the joint events, a group of South Korean officials will visit the North in advance to check the related facilities for three days beginning Tuesday of next week. 

During the vice ministerial-level talks, the North also agreed to send a taekwondo demonstration team consisting of around 30 athletes for performances in PyeongChang and Seoul. 

The North also plans to send 230 cheerleaders who will team up with South Koreans for joint cheering activities. 

An agreement was also made on how the North Korean delegation will travel to the South. The North Koreans, including officials, athletes, cheerleaders, taekwondo players and reporters will travel by land to the South at the western border. 

The North Koreans will come to the South in two groups, with the athletes to arrive first on February first and the rest to follow on February seventh. 

The North will dispatch an advance team of officials to the South for a three-day visit from Thursday of next week to check the facilities to be used by the North Korean delegation.
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