SEOUL, 12 Jul (Xinhua) -- In an interview with a Xinhua reporter in Seoul a few days ago, South Korean minister of culture, sports and tourism, Hwang Hee, said that South Korean athletes are actively preparing for the competition and have successfully obtained tickets for the Winter Olympics in qualifiers for many sports.
Huang Xi stressed: "For now, South Korea will participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics '100 percent'. ”
At the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea, the delegations of the two Koreas held the "Korean Peninsula Flag" at the opening ceremony and jointly formed teams to participate in ice hockey and other sports, using the Olympic Games to promote national reconciliation and becoming a "good story" in the Olympic arena. Huang Xi expressed his expectation for whether a similar scene could be staged at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
This year marks the beginning of the "China-Korea Cultural Exchange Year". In this regard, Huang Xi said that cultural exchanges can enhance mutual understanding between the two peoples and help develop bilateral relations. He said: "We are confident that the activities related to the China-ROK Year of Cultural Exchange will be successfully held." From the second half of this year, until the Beijing Winter Olympics, relevant activities will appear one after another. At that time, I believe that the people of the two countries will be able to feel the tangible results of the activities. (End)