DPRK, ROK to march together in Olympic Games, form a joint ice hockey team
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The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) will march together at the opening ceremony and have agreed to form a united women's ice hockey team for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
The decisions came after the two sides held working-level talks at the truce village of Panmunjom on Wednesday to further discuss the DPRK’s participation in the Games. 
Head of DPRK delegation Jon Jong Su talks with his ROK counterpart Chun Hae-sung during their meeting at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone‍, Jan. 17, 2018. /Reuters Photo

Head of DPRK delegation Jon Jong Su talks with his ROK counterpart Chun Hae-sung during their meeting at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone‍, Jan. 17, 2018. /Reuters Photo

A joint march
Seoul proposed athletes from both countries enter together at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games during a high-level meeting with DPRK officials on January 9 – the first in about two years.
With Pyongyang and Seoul agreeing on a joint entrance, their athletes will march behind the "Korean Unification" flag at the opening ceremony.
It will be the first joint march for the two countries at an opening ceremony of an international sports competition in 11 years.
The first joint Korean march was at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics, and then they walked in together at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics and the 2006 Torino Winter Games.
 Athletes from DPRK and ROK parade in together at the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Sydney. /Yonhap Photo

 Athletes from DPRK and ROK parade in together at the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Sydney. /Yonhap Photo

After that, they walked in together at two Asian Summer Games, two Asian Winter games, a Summer Universiade and an East Asian Games.
The last time was at the 2007 Asian Winter Games held in China.
A united women's ice hockey team
The idea to form a joint DPRK-ROK women’s ice hockey team was first proposed by Seoul during the two sides' meeting on Jan. 9. 
When the two sides went back to the table on Wednesday, they reached the historic agreement, 27 years after they competed as one team at the 1991 World Table Tennis Championships and the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.
The DPRK will also send a 230-member cheering squad and a 30-member taekwondo demonstration team to the ROK.
Members of a cheering squad from the DPRK show support for their athletes at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan. /Yonhap Photo

Members of a cheering squad from the DPRK show support for their athletes at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan. /Yonhap Photo

They now wait on the International Olympic Committee which will hold a meeting in Lausanne on Jan. 20 to discuss the proposal.
As for the Paralympics scheduled for March 9-18, Pyongyang has also promised to send a 150-member delegation including athletes and cheerleaders.
Joint cultural events
The two countries will hold joint cultural events at Mount Kumgang before the opening ceremony and will conduct joint ski training at Masikryong Ski Resort in the DPRK.
Earlier on Monday, the DPRK announced it will dispatch an art troupe, comprising more than 140 members, to the ROK.