January 13, 2018 2:34 AM

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Pyeongchang Winter Olympics: South Korea proposes meeting with North Korea next week to discuss details of its participation

South Korea has proposed a meeting with North Korea next week to discuss details of its participation in next month's Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in the South.<br/>'<br/>The South's Unification Ministry said in Seoul today that it suggested holding the meeting on Monday at the border village of Panmunjom with a delegation of three South Korean officials.<br/>'<br/>Earlier this week, the two Koreas held their first talks in about two years at the border village. They agreed to hold military talks and restore a military hotline.The North also agreed to send a large delegation of officials, athletes, cheerleaders, journalists and others to the Olympics in Pyeongchang.<br/>'<br/>The accords were widely viewed as a positive step following a year of escalating tension over North Korea's rapidly advancing nuclear and missile programs.

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