North Korea to Send Athletes, Cheer Squad to Winter Olympics

North Korea to Send Athletes, Cheer Squad to Winter Olympics
South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon (R) talks with the head of North Korean delegation Ri Son-Gwon (L) before their meeting at the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone on Jan. 9, 2018 in Panmunjom, South Korea. Korea Pool/Getty Images
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SEOUL–North Korea said during rare talks with the South on Tuesday it will send a delegation of high-ranking officials, athletes and a cheering squad to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea next month, according to a senior South Korean official.

Seoul proposed inter-Korean military talks to reduce tensions on the Korean peninsula and a reunion of family members in time for February’s Lunar New Year holiday, said South Korea’s vice unification minister Chun Hae-sung.