North Korean skiers and skaters arrived on Thursday in South Korea to take part in the Winter Olympics.
The agreement to go ahead with their participation brought a temporary diminution in tensions caused by the North's nuclear programme.
The 32-member delegation led by North Korean Vice Sports Minister Won Kil U includes 10 athletes who were invited to compete in the alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating and shot-track speed skating events.
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The North Korean delegation found time to give an appreciative wave to numerous reporters awaiting their arrival in the Southhe North Korean delegation was accompanied by a heavy police presence and will go straight to the athletes' village in GangneungIt is hoped that the arrival of North Korean athletes in South Korea will help reduce tensions between the two countriesThe North Koreans - wearing fur hats and black coats - arrived to be greeted by a barrage of camera flashesNorth Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un will move forward with a large-scale military parade in North Korea, the day before the Winter Olympics begins in South Korea
The North Koreans - wearing fur hats and black coats - arrived to be greeted by a barrage of camera flashes.
