The two Koreas agreed on Wednesday to field a united women's hockey team to perform at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
A delegation from Pyongyang will come to South Korea next week to review the facilities at the venue.
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During a working meeting in the village of Panmunjom, South and North Korea have announced that their national teams would together make an entrance at the 2018 Olympics opening ceremony under a pro-unification flag.
The news comes after last week North Korea agreed on the participation of its athletes in the upcoming Olympics; additionally it was decided to send a performing squad of about 140 artists to the South Korea.
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Amid tensions on the Korean Peninsula over Pyongyang's nuclear program, Seoul seeks to declare the forthcoming event a "peace Olympics."
The 2018 Winter Olympic Games will take place in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and two nearby cities, Gangneung and Jeongseon, from February 9 to February 25. The South Korean resort city is located some 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that serves as the border between the two Koreas.
