The thawing tests continue between North Korea and South Korea in view of what could be a real Olympic truce, on the occasion of the imminent Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, scheduled from 9 to 25 February. The idea for now is suggestive: the two delegations that will parade under the flag of Korea together at the opening ceremony and single team in the women's hockey tournament. The evidence of thaw between the two Koreas they have been running since the beginning of the year and have been running smoothly so far.
However, the agreement, which came out of today's meeting in Panmunjom, on the border between the two countries, between the delegations of North and South, must now be examined by the International Olympic Committee, which will give a definitive answer on Saturday. In the meantime, the parties have already decided to send an orchestra of 80 people from the North, plus another 60 bodies including choirs and corps de ballet, and North Korea has also offered to send a group of 230 fans, including cheerleaders, as part of a wider representation that should reach the South by land, through the Panmunjom border crossing.
While waiting for the IOC's ok, the hypothetical delegation would already be well fed, around 370 units also considering the members of the orchestra and the taekwondo demonstration team (which is an Olympic discipline but for the summer editions). Pyongyang has also offered to send a delegation to the Winter Paralympics as well of PyeongChang, scheduled from 9 to 18 March, two weeks after the Winter Games of 9-25 February. The parties will consult with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on the matter.
