South Korea Seeks North’s Explanation for Canceling Advance Team Visit
- N.Korea sent notice on cancellation without giving reasons
- The South is prepared, can set new date: unification minister
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South Korea has officially asked North Korea to explain why it canceled dispatching an advance team to the South to prepare for concerts during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, according to Yonhap.
On Friday night, Pyongyang suddenly withdrew an earlier offer to send an advance team over the weekend to South Korea to check performance venues. The team, led by Hyon Song Wol, the leader of a North Korean orchestra, was slated to arrive on Saturday.