South Korea and North Korea pursue its plans for a first-time joint application to the summer Olympics in 2032 advance games. Representatives of the two countries on 15. February to Lausanne travel, with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) about the prospects for the application to speak. The South Korean Ministry of sports said on Friday after talks between negotiators of both countries in the border near the North Korean city of Kaesong.
to send According to Reports the national news Agency Yonhap, both countries want their sports Ministers as well as officials of the National Olympic Committee for the talks in Switzerland. Also a Meeting with IOC President Thomas Bach had planned.
President of South Korea, Moon Jae In had in September in Pyongyang on his third summit of commander-in-chief Kim Jong-Un meeting, it was announced by North Korean makes the candidacy for the summer games in 2032. Observers expect the plans to the IOC with a great will want to be seen. Regardless of the international sanctions because of its nuclear weapons program, North Korea had participated in the February of this year at the winter Olympics in the South Korean venue of Pyeongchang. In the ice hockey tournament of the women in both countries had a common Team.
On Friday, it was agreed, also, not only for the summer 2020 games in Tokyo, but also in the subsequent Paralympic Games Teams. It is not clear yet, in what types of sports the overall Korean teams at the Olympics to compete.
