South Korea on Tuesday offered high-level talks with rival North Korea to find ways to cooperate on the PyeongChang Olympics.
Seoul’s quick proposal following a rare rapprochement overture from the North a day earlier.
In a closely watched New Year’s address, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Monday that he was willing to send a delegation to the Olympics.
Kim’s overture was welcome news for a South Korean government led by liberal President Moon Jae-in, who favors dialogue to ease the North’s nuclear threats and wants to use the Olympics as a chance to improve inter-Korean ties.