North Korea will send a 140-member orchestra to the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. The decision was agreed following a meeting between Seoul and Pyongyang on Monday (15).
The group will make two presentations, one in Seoul and another in Gangneung.
The North Koreans are also negotiating with Seoul and forming a joint women's ice hockey team. The measure, however, needs the approval of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). There has never been a joint team in Korea in the history of the Olympics.
The Korean delegation will have a meeting with the IOC at its headquarters in Switzerland to discuss the possible joint team.
North Korea's involvement was in doubt, but Korea held its first meeting in about two years and agreed Pyongyang's participation in the Games, as well as measures to reduce military tension in the region.
According to analysts heard by the Associated Press, North Korea may be trying to fend off Seoul and Washington with this diplomatic approach to its southern neighbors. Other analysts say Kim Jong-un's goal is to demonstrate normality, despite its ballistic and nuclear program.
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