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| North and South Korea discuss sending art troupe to Winter Olympics | North and South Korea discuss sending art troupe to Winter Olympics |
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| North and South Korea have begun talks on Pyongyang's plan to send an art troupe to the Winter Olympics taking place next month in the South. | North and South Korea have begun talks on Pyongyang's plan to send an art troupe to the Winter Olympics taking place next month in the South. |
| North Korea agreed last week to send a delegation to the Games, easing months of tensions between the neighbours over its nuclear programme. | |
| Seoul then proposed wider talks on Monday about the North's participation. | Seoul then proposed wider talks on Monday about the North's participation. |
| But Pyongyang instead offered to discuss just the attendance of its state-run artistic performers. | But Pyongyang instead offered to discuss just the attendance of its state-run artistic performers. |
| South Korea had been pushing for the North to be involved in the Games dubbed the "Peace Olympics", saying it was a chance to improve relations between the two Koreas. | |
| The two sides are meeting in the shared border village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone (DMZ), also known as truce village. | The two sides are meeting in the shared border village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone (DMZ), also known as truce village. |
| Four delegates from each side were scheduled to attend the talks, with the North's delegation including Hyon Song-wol, the leader of the popular all-female pop group, the Moranbong Band. | Four delegates from each side were scheduled to attend the talks, with the North's delegation including Hyon Song-wol, the leader of the popular all-female pop group, the Moranbong Band. |
| Moranbong: Pyongyang's propaganda girl band | |
| The two sides are expected to discuss details including the number of performers, their travel route and schedules, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency. | |
| Last week, during the first high level talks in more than two years between the countries, Pyongyang said it would send athletes, cheerleaders, an art troupe and a taekwondo team to the Winter Olympics taking place from 9-25 February in Pyeongchang. | Last week, during the first high level talks in more than two years between the countries, Pyongyang said it would send athletes, cheerleaders, an art troupe and a taekwondo team to the Winter Olympics taking place from 9-25 February in Pyeongchang. |
| North and South Korea are set to hold talks with the International Olympics Committee in Switzerland next Saturday to discuss the participation of North Korean athletes at the Games. |