PYONGYANG -- Sports minister of the two Koreas on Monday agreed to push for a joint march by their athletes at this year's Asian Games.
During their meeting at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang, South Korean Sports Minister Do Jong-whan and his North Korean counterpart, Kim Il-guk, discussed ways to expand inter-Korean sports exchanges. They also agreed to engage in more specific talks on a range of issues, including marching under one flag at the Aug. 18-Sept. 2 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, following the inter-Korean summit on April 27.
South Korean Sports Minister Do Jong-whan (right) and his North Korean counterpart, Kim Il-guk, shake hands before their meeting at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on Monday. (Yonhap)
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