Two Koreas start joint ski training in North Korea
- 6 years ago
South Korean skiers and ski coaches are in North Korea for a two-day joint training session with North Korean skiers.
The two Koreas had agreed on the ski training as part of a series of events ahead of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
Our Ji Myung-kil has more.
Some thirty-one skiers from South Korea are at North Korea's Masikryong Ski Resort on Wednesday.
The group of non-Olympic skiers and ski coaches took a chartered flight to the North's Kalma Airport, some 45 minutes away from the resort.
On the first day the skiers will do free skiing,... getting used to the slopes of the Masikryong Ski Resort and having friendly races with the North Korean skiers.
On the second day... the South and North skiers will hold joint training sessions.
North Korean skiers who will be taking part in PyeongChang 2018 will also be participating in the training session.
Once the joint training session ends on Thursday,... South Korean skiers plan to fly back to South Korea, with the North Korean athletes accompanying them.
Prior to the joint event,... South Korea has been in close consultation with the United States.
The Seoul government has stated that the inter-Korean sports and cultural activities. won't break the international community's sanctions on the North.
Last September, the Trump administration announced a set of sanctions that included banning vessels and aircraft that have visited North Korea within 180 days from entering the U.S.
Ji Myung-kil, Arirang News.
The two Koreas had agreed on the ski training as part of a series of events ahead of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
Our Ji Myung-kil has more.
Some thirty-one skiers from South Korea are at North Korea's Masikryong Ski Resort on Wednesday.
The group of non-Olympic skiers and ski coaches took a chartered flight to the North's Kalma Airport, some 45 minutes away from the resort.
On the first day the skiers will do free skiing,... getting used to the slopes of the Masikryong Ski Resort and having friendly races with the North Korean skiers.
On the second day... the South and North skiers will hold joint training sessions.
North Korean skiers who will be taking part in PyeongChang 2018 will also be participating in the training session.
Once the joint training session ends on Thursday,... South Korean skiers plan to fly back to South Korea, with the North Korean athletes accompanying them.
Prior to the joint event,... South Korea has been in close consultation with the United States.
The Seoul government has stated that the inter-Korean sports and cultural activities. won't break the international community's sanctions on the North.
Last September, the Trump administration announced a set of sanctions that included banning vessels and aircraft that have visited North Korea within 180 days from entering the U.S.
Ji Myung-kil, Arirang News.