Alwaght- North Korea's delegation has arrived in the South Korea on Sunday after briefly canceling their trip in a move which shed doubts on Pyongyang's participation in the upcoming Winter Olympics.
The delegation that includes North Korean music and arts officials are tasked with preparing the North’s last-minute participation in next month’s Winter Olympics in South Korea.
According to South Korean broadcaster YTN on Sunday, the delegation arrived in Seoul then boarded a train to Pyeongchang, where the games will be held in February.
They had been scheduled to visit on Saturday but cancelled just before the visit without offering any manner of explanation.
Earlier in the day, Olympics organizers and representatives from the two Koreas met to work out the details of a landmark deal on the participation of Pyongyang in the Winter Games.
The officials are scheduled to spend two days inspecting art centers in Seoul and Gangneung city, which will also host several of the Olympic events.
Pyongyang said on Sunday it also plans to send another team of sports officials to inspect Olympic venues and accommodations from January 25-27, South Korea’s unification ministry said.
Pyongyang will send a 550-member delegation, including 230 cheerleaders, 140 artists, and 30 taekwondo players to the games.
The two Koreas have long had strained ties. Tensions recently skyrocketed with repeated North Korean missile and nuclear tests and increased South Korean joint military action with the United States. But tensions then subsided with bilateral dialog and mutual overtures.
