North Korea agrees to send Paralympic delegation, athletes to next month's games



News North Korea agrees to send Paralympic delegation, athletes to next month’s games Group will be much smaller than earlier delegations, will not feature cheering or performing squads Dagyum Ji February 27, 2018 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Ministry of Unification North Korean officials on Tuesday agreed to send a Paralympic Committee delegation and athletes to March's PyeongChang Winter Paralympics, while retracting a previous plan to dispatch a performing and cheering squad to the games. Representatives of the two Koreas held talks at the Tongilgak building on the DPRK side of the Panmunjom Truce Village from 1000 KST to discuss the DPRK's participation in the sports event. North Korean officials on Tuesday agreed to send a Paralympic Committee delegation and athletes to March's PyeongChang Winter Paralympics, while retracting a previous plan to dispatch a performing and cheering squad to the games. Representatives of the two Koreas held talks at the Tongilgak building on the DPRK side of the Panmunjom Truce Village from 1000 KST to discuss the DPRK's participation in the sports event. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korea agrees to send Paralympic delegation, athletes to next month’s games

Group will be much smaller than earlier delegations, will not feature cheering or performing squads

Dagyum Ji February 27, 2018

North Korea agrees to send Paralympic delegation, athletes to next month’s games

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North Korean officials on Tuesday agreed to send a Paralympic Committee delegation and athletes to March's PyeongChang Winter Paralympics, while retracting a previous plan to dispatch a performing and cheering squad to the games.

Representatives of the two Koreas held talks at the Tongilgak building on the DPRK side of the Panmunjom Truce Village from 1000 KST to discuss the DPRK's participation in the sports event.

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