South Korean President Moon Jae-in held a rare meeting Tuesday with Russian athletes who are participating in the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games but were not allowed to represent their country due to the state-sponsored doping scandal.
The meeting was held at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, involving the head of the Olympic delegation from Russia and three other officials. They were the first Olympic delegates to visit Cheong Wa Dae since the 2018 Winter Olympic Games began Feb. 9 in the eastern city of PyeongChang.
President Moon expressed his gratitude for Russia's participation in the Olympic Games despite a decision by the International Olympic Committee to ban Russian athletes and flags at the Olympics due to a state-sponsored doping scandal.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in (C) poses for a photo before the start of his meeting with Russian delegates to the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games at his office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Feb. 20, 2018. (Yonhap)
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