The North's official KCNA news agency confirmed on Monday that Kim would attend the Olympics' opening ceremony on Friday in South Korea's alpine resort town of Pyeongchang. Kim's visit comes as Seoul is pinning hopes on high-level talks during the Feb. 9-25 Games between not only the two Koreas but also the North and the United States. Trump said during a meeting with North Korean defectors on Friday that, despite a "very tricky situation", North Korea's participation in the Olympics could result in "something good". Kim is North Korea's nominal head of state, while the country is ruled by Kim Jong Un, the third-generation hereditary leader. Kim Yong Nam also attended the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Source: bd News24 February 05, 2018 01:52 UTC