North Korea agrees to send delegation of athletes, officials for 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Games
Catch images from the meeting between South Korea and North Korea’s delegates that resulted in North Korea announcing to send a delegation of athletes to South Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympics
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Head of North Korean delegation Ri Son Gwon, Chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country (CPRC) of DPRK, is greeted by a South Korean official as he crosses a concrete border to attend their meeting at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas. Reuters
Ri Son Gwon shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Cho Myoung-gyon during their meeting at the truce village of Panmunjom where North Korea announced it will send it will send a delegation of high-ranking officials, athletes and a cheering squad to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea next month. Reuters
Ri Son Gwon talks with his South Korean counterpart Cho Myoung-gyon (not pictured) during their meeting at the truce village of Panmunjom. Reuters
South Korean soldiers stand guard at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea. Reuters