South Korea invites North to participate in 2018 Winter Olympics to boost peace

‘South Korean President Moon Jae-in has invited North Korea, his country’s archenemy, to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, saying sports can serve as a peace maker and the invitation is thus aimed at easing incessant tensions between the two neighbors over Pyongyang’s missile and nuclear programs.
President Moon made the remarks at the opening of the 23rd edition of the World Taekwondo Championships in the southern county of Muju on Saturday, adding that he believed in the strength of sports, which had been “brokering peace.”
“If a North Korean delegation takes part in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, I believe it will greatly contribute to realizing the Olympic values, which are about bringing humanity together and promoting world peace,” he further said, according to a script of his comments released by the presidential Blue House.
Moon also took a step further and suggested that the two neighbors should pool their athletes to create joint teams for the games in order to achieve better performance.’
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