Joint
Press Release of Inter-Korean Working-Level Talks regarding the
PyeongChang Winter Paralympics
South
and North Korea held working-level talks regarding the North’s
participation in the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics at the North
side of Panmunjeom, Tongilgak on February 27. South and North Korea
agreed as follows :
1.
North Korea will send a Paralympic Committee delegation and athletes
to the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics.
2.
North Korea‘s Paralympic Committee delegation and athletes will come
and go through the land route of the Gyeongui Line. The North’s
delegates and athletes will visit the South on March 7. They will
return at a convenient time and date after consultations between the
two Koreas.
3.
North Korea’s delegation will follow the South’s guidance and
procedures, and South Korea will guarantee the convenience of North
Korea’s delegation.
4.
Further specific matters regarding the North’s participation to the
PyeongChang Winter Paralympics will be discussed in the form of
document exchange through the Panmunjeom communications channel.
February
27, 2018
Panmunjeom
*Unofficial translation