The DPRK's President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly Kim Yong Nam will lead North Korea's official delegation to the upcoming PyeongChang Olympics, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) announced on Monday.
South Korea's Ministry of Unification confirmed the news, saying in a statement that the North had conveyed the message on Sunday night in a note addressed to Seoul's chief delegate to inter-Korean talks, unification minister Cho Myoung-gyon.
The DPRK's President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly Kim Yong Nam will lead North Korea's official delegation to the upcoming PyeongChang Olympics, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) announced on Monday.
South Korea's Ministry of Unification confirmed the news, saying in a statement that the North had conveyed the message on Sunday night in a note addressed to Seoul's chief delegate to inter-Korean talks, unification minister Cho Myoung-gyon.
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