Delegations of Seoul and Pyeongyang met at the joint liaison office north of the inter-Korean border on Friday to discuss sports exchanges.
They've decided to field joint teams for upcoming international sports events... and to bid to co-host the Summer Olympics in 2032.
Oh Jung-hee reports.
Just as agreed by the leaders at the September summit, South and North Korea are launching a joint bid to host the Olympic Games.
Delegations from Seoul and Pyeongyang met at the joint liaison office in North Korea's border town of Gaeseong on Friday for sports talks, with vice sports ministers leading the delegations.
They've agreed to tell the International Olympic Committee -- together -- of their intent to co-host the Summer Olympics in 2032.
And the details of that, they say, will be worked on through the joint liaison office, where officials of each side stay and communicate 24/7.
The two Koreas also decided to field joint teams for upcoming international sports events -- namely, next year's men's World Handball Championship and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
They'll be starting consultations with the IOC and related organizations.
South and North Korea also promised to take part in international sporting events hosted by the other... and to continue exchanges like friendly matches in various sports.
It is not an exaggeration to say that inter-Korean sports exchanges have been at the forefront of the peace mood on the Korean Peninsula this year.
The dialogue momentum began when North Korea decided to participate in PyeongChang Winter Olympics and Paralympics earlier this year.
And sports exchanges continued as Seoul and Pyeongyang held inter-Korean basketball friendly matches in Pyeongyang for the first time in 13 years,... and North Korean athletes came down to the South to take part in international table tennis and shooting competitions.
With the new action plans set out through Friday's sports talks... and the joint contact office in operation in full swing, sports diplomacy between the two Koreas is set to keep blooming.
Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News.
