SEOUL, 5 January (BelTA - Yonhap) - South and North Korea may discuss ways to improve ties but only after they first settle the issue of the North's participation in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Friday.
"The priority is on North Korea's participation in the PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games," a ranking official told reporters on condition of anonymity.
"I believe there will be discussions related to improving South-North ties after the North's participation in the Olympics is finalized," the official added.
The remarks came shortly after North Korea agreed to hold an inter-Korean dialogue on Tuesday to discuss sending its delegation to the PyeongChang Games that will be held from Feb. 9-25.
The inter-Korean talks, will be the first since December 2015.
