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N. Korea ‘likely’ to join Winter Games, says IOC official
BEIJING, Jan 6, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – North Korea’s representative to the
International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Saturday that the reclusive
nation was “likely to participate” in next month’s Winter Olympics in South
Korea, Kyodo news agency reported.
The Japanese news agency said Pyongyang’s IOC representative Chang Ung
made the brief comment to reporters during a stopover at Beijing’s
international airport.
BSS/AFP/GMR/1101 hrs