The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has accused the United States of trying to turn the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympics Games into a theater of confrontation with Pyongyang.

The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in a commentary late Friday that US Vice President Mike Pence claimed that he would go to the Winter Olympics to hold back the DPRK's "propaganda offensive."

"Pence will hold a series of press conferences before and during the Olympics and he is determined to make sure that the Olympic ground would not turn into a propaganda ground for North Korea," KCNA cited a White House official as saying.

In a letter sent to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday, DPRK's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho said "good results are borne in the inter-Korean dialogue," but Washington is "seeking to intentionally aggravate the situation by introducing the strategic assets including nuclear powered aircraft carrier strike groups into the vicinity of the Korean Peninsula at a time when north and south of Korea are charting a course of peace together."

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Pence, whose father was a US serviceman who took part in the 1950-53 Korean War, is known for his hardline stance against the DPRK.

"This is aimed to check the trend for improved inter-Korean ties that has gained momentum thanks to the DPRK's bold and proactive efforts, and to drive a wedge among the Koreans," said KCNA.

DPRK and the Republic of Korea (ROK) held several rounds of talks last month on cooperation in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

The skiers of the two sides have also held joint training sessions last week in the DPRK to prepare for the games, the KCNA reported.

The 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games are scheduled to be held on February 9-25 in the city of PyeongChang, the ROK.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the list of US official delegates who would attend the opening ceremony and events of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games in the ROK.

According to a White House statement, Pence will lead the delegation and his wife Karen Pence is also a member of it.

Vincent Brooks, commander of the United Nations Command, ROK-US Combined Forces Command, and United States Forces Korea, along with his predecessor, retired James Thurman, will be part of the delegation.