"We believe this decision shows North Korea's determination to improve the inter-Korean relationship and help the Olympic Games to be successful," spokeswoman Cheong Wa Dae said at a press conference.
The statement was made one day after Pyongyang announced Seoul that Supreme Assembly President Kim Yong-Nam will head a 22-member delegation to be present at the Olympic Games to be held from 9 to 25 February .
On the other hand, North Korea's participation in the Olympic Games is perceived as a diplomatic strategy of Pyongyang.
On Jan. 25, Pyongyang sent a rare message to "all Koreans, from home and abroad," in which they call for a "step forward" for unification without the help of other countries.
A North Korean high honorary officer will travel to South Korea on Friday for a three-day visit, a visit linked to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the South Korean government announced on Sunday.
The name of the North Korean official is Kim Yong-Nam, president of the presidency of the Supreme People's Assembly (the North Korean parliament controlled by the single party), and occupies the symbolic position of North Korean chief of state. He is not related to North Korean Kim Jong-Un, says Agerpres. Kim Yong-Nam will be accompanied by three high-level political leaders and a support team of 18 members, the South Korean Unification Ministry said, not mentioning whether or not Kim will attend the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Pyeongchang.
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