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North Korean officials wrap up Olympic inspection in South

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North Korean officials have wrapped up a three-day visit to South Korea, where they examined Olympic stadiums, hotels and concert halls that will potential
SEOUL – North Korean officials have wrapped up a three-day visit to South Korea, where they examined Olympic stadiums, hotels and concert halls that will potentially be used by North Korean athletes and other delegates headed to next month’s Pyeongchang Winter Games.
South Korea is preparing to host hundreds of North Koreans during the Olympics, including officials, athletes, artists, journalists and a 230-member cheering group. Liberal South Korean President Moon Jae-in sees the games as an opportunity to resume meaningful contact with the North following an extended period of animosity over its nuclear weapons and missiles program.
The eight-member inspection team returned to North Korea on Saturday after inspecting a Seoul performance facility that could host a show by a North Korean taekwondo demonstration team during the Olympics, which start Feb. 9.
Their visit followed the previous week’s trip to the South by another group of North Koreans led by Pyongyang celebrity Hyon Song Wol, the leader of the famed Moranbong girl band who also heads an art troupe that will perform during the games.
Other conciliatory gestures the Koreas have agreed to hold during the Olympics include a joint march during the opening ceremony and fielding a unified team in women’s ice hockey.

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