UN allows sanctioned North Korean official to attend Winter Olympics
(VOVWORLD) -The UN Security Council on Thursday voted to allow a North Korean official under international sanctions to attend the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
 A North Korean performance to celebrate the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. (Photo: VNA) |
South Korea on Wednesday presented a request to the Council's sanctions committee for an exemption to the travel ban imposed on Choe Hwi, chairman of North Korea's National Sports Guidance Committee.
In a letter to the committee, South Korea said “the visit will serve as a timely opportunity to reduce tensions on the Korean peninsula and beyond by promoting an environment conducive to a peaceful, diplomatic, and political solution concerning the situation on the peninsula.”
A North Korean art troupe staged a rare performance in front of hundreds of South Koreans on Thursday to celebrate the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.