North Korea Wins Olympics Trip, But Discord Remains Over Nuclear Weapons
- South Korea talks stumble over call for denuclearization
- Both sides agree on North Korea participating in Olympics
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North Korea’s chief negotiator Ri Son Gwon struck a jovial tone as he sat down on Tuesday morning for his country’s first formal talks with South Korea in more than two years.
He joked about how the subzero temperatures reflected frosty ties and asked for the proceedings to be broadcast live -- a request South Korea turned down. A few hours later, South Korea announced that North Korea would join the Olympics next month in Pyeongchang, a ski town near their shared border.