Cancelled North Korean visit to prep for Olympics 'not permanent' - South Korea ministry


Unification flags hang on a military fence near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea January 19, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Unification Ministry said on Saturday that the sudden cancellation of a North Korean delegation's planned visit to the South to prepare for the North's art troupe during the Winter Olympics was "not a permanent cancellation".

"It's not a permanent cancellation on sending its advance team for performance, it is a tentative cancel," a ministry official said.

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