Koreas to march together at Winter Olympics opening

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IANS Seoul
Last Updated : Jan 17 2018 | 7:35 PM IST

North Korea and South Korea announced on Wednesday that their delegations will march jointly at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.

According to Yonhap news, the two countries reached the agreement at the border village of Panmunjom during a working meeting on Wednesday.

It followed high-level talks on January 9, during which South Korea proposed the joint march, Xinhua news agency reported.

It will be the first joint march for the two countries at an opening ceremony of an international sports competition in 11 years.

The opening ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games will be held on February 9.

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