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23:03, 04-Feb-2018
DPRK's Kim Yong Nam to lead high-level delegation to travel to ROK
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The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Monday confirmed the attendance by a high-level delegation of the opening ceremony of PyeongChang Winter Olympics this week.
"A high-level delegation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea led by Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, will soon visit South Korea (the Republic of Korea) to attend the opening ceremony of the 23rd Winter Olympics," said the official Korean Central News Agency.
Kim will lead a three-member delegation on the trip and also includes 18 supportive staffers according to Seoul's unification ministry without giving other details.
People cheer with The Flag of Korean Peninsula and a placard saying "We are One Nation" during the Women's Ice Hockey friendly match at Seonhak International Ice Rink on February 4, 2018, in Incheon, ROK. /VCG Photo
People cheer with The Flag of Korean Peninsula and a placard saying "We are One Nation" during the Women's Ice Hockey friendly match at Seonhak International Ice Rink on February 4, 2018, in Incheon, ROK. /VCG Photo
Kim has led the DPRK's delegation to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Meanwhile, at 90, Kim is the oldest member of the DPRK's leadership.
The DPRK and the ROK have agreed to cooperate in the Winter Olympics and Para-Olympics to be held from Feb. 9-25 in the ROK, in a sign of detente in inter-Korean relations since the beginning of the new year.
The teams from two sides will jointly use a flag symbolizing national reunification when entering the stadium at the opening ceremony while some events will be completed by their athletes together.
(With inputs from Xinhua)