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At Inter-Korea Talks, Pyongyang Agrees To Send Athletes, Cheerleaders To Olympics

It was the first such talks between the two countries in two years, with Seoul hoping for further dialogue that might lead to reunions between families divided by decades-old standoff.
South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, left, shakes hands with the head of North Korean delegation Ri Son-Gwon before their meeting at the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone on Tuesday in Panmunjom, South Korea.

In rare talks between the rival Koreas held at the shared border village of Panmunjom, the North has agreed to send athletes and a cheering squad to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang next month.

The talks, being held Tuesday inside the Demilitarized Zone, or, who recently took to Twitter to compare the relative size of the two countries' nuclear arsenals.

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