North Korea, South Korea to walk under unified flag in 2018 Winter Olympics
The Development Was Announced In A Joint Statement Released By Seoul's Unification Ministry On Wednesday.
News Nation Bureau New Delhi Updated on: 17 Jan 2018, 21:53 PM
North Korea and South Korea have agreed to march together under a unified peninsula flag at the opening ceremony on Winter Olympics to be held in the South.
The development was announced in a joint statement released by Seoul's unification ministry on Wednesday.
The two Korean countries have also decided to form a combined women’s ice hockey team, which will participate in the Olympics.
The official statement states that North Korea will send 550-member delegation to the south.
The delegation includes 230 cheerleaders,1 40 artists and 30 Taekwondo players for a demonstration.
Winter Olympics is also being called ‘peace Olympics’.
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First Published : 17 Jan 2018, 21:51 PM
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