Pyongyang ready to send athletes to South Korea for Olympics: Kim Jong-un

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said that his country is willing to send a delegation of athletes to the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea's PyeongChang.

Kim said in his New Year's Day address that Pyongyang was open to talks with Seoul to discuss its participation in the Games.The



remarks by the North Korean leader were the first time the isolated Asian country has made an official statement regarding its willingness to participate in the Games, which will take place between February 9 and 25, while the Paralympics will be held in the same city from March 9 to 18.