S. Korean president discusses joint Korean bid for Olympics with IOC chief
- 6 years ago
문대통령 바흐 IOC 위원장 접견,... '2032 하계올림픽 남북공동유치, 초기 협의 시작해야'
In their summit last week, President Moon and Kim Jong-un agreed that South and North Korea should try to jointly host the Olympics in 2032.
And in New York Wednesday, President Moon brought up the subject with the head of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Back.
He emphasized to the Olympic chief that the first steps need to be taken early, and asked for the world's support.
He also thanked Bach for his role in starting the series of sporting events between the two Koreas, which have contributed to peace, referring to the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics held in February.
Bach said that the IOC is always open to the idea of having an early dialogue and that co-hosting the 2032 Olympics would complete the circle that began at Pyeongchang.
The two also discussed ways for the two Koreas to field joint teams in a range of sports at the upcoming 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
In their summit last week, President Moon and Kim Jong-un agreed that South and North Korea should try to jointly host the Olympics in 2032.
And in New York Wednesday, President Moon brought up the subject with the head of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Back.
He emphasized to the Olympic chief that the first steps need to be taken early, and asked for the world's support.
He also thanked Bach for his role in starting the series of sporting events between the two Koreas, which have contributed to peace, referring to the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics held in February.
Bach said that the IOC is always open to the idea of having an early dialogue and that co-hosting the 2032 Olympics would complete the circle that began at Pyeongchang.
The two also discussed ways for the two Koreas to field joint teams in a range of sports at the upcoming 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.