The biggest story right here over the past seven days first off the Winter Olympics in south korea got underway on friday with a grand Opening Ceremony in the host city. A stunning start now nearly three thousand athletes from ninety two countries took part in that event however in the run up to the celebrations demonstrations and scuffles erupted outside the Olympic Arena people supporting peace between north and south korea had gathered for a rally while another Group Protesting north koreas participation in the games clashed with police. Now despite the scuffles on the streets korean politicians are taking steps to find a solution to their long running conflict the south korean president says hes ready to accept an invitation to visit the north if certain conditions are met this potentially sets up the first meeting between the countries in more than a decade the invitation was delivered by kim jong uns sister whos attending the Winter Olympics the first member of north koreas rulin
Welcome to your seven day wrap of some of the weeks biggest stories as reported right here first off the Winter Olympics in south korea got underway on friday with a grand Opening Ceremony in the host city. A spectacular star now nearly three thousand athletes from ninety two countries took part in that event however in the run up to the celebrations demonstrations and scuffles erupted outside the Olympic Arena people supporting peace between north and south korea had gathered for a rally while another Group Protesting north koreas participation in the games clashed with police. Despite the scuffles on the streets korean politicians are taking steps to find a solution to their long running conflict the south korean president says hes ready to accept an invitation to visit the north if certain conditions are met this potentially sets up the first meeting between the countries in more than a decade and the invitation was delivered by kim jong uns sister whos attending the Winter Olympics
Stories. Over the past seven days first off the Winter Olympics in south korea got underway on friday with a grand Opening Ceremony in the host city. On my. Starting start now nearly three thousand athletes from ninety two countries took part in that event however in the run up to the celebrations demonstrations and scuffled erupted outside the Olympic Arena people supporting peace between north and south korea had gathered for a rally while another Group Protesting north koreas participation in the games clashed with police. Despite the scuffles on the streets korean politicians are taking steps to find a solution to that long running conflict the south korean president says hes ready to accept an invitation to visit the north if certain conditions are met now this potentially sets up the first meeting between the countries in more than a decade the invitation was delivered by kim jong un sr he was attending the winter shes the first member of north koreas ruling family to visit the s
I welcome thanks take the time out to watch out international today with me kevin owen live here in moscow this is the weekly around the but the stories of the last seven days and first a big sports story the Winter Olympics in south korea got underway friday with a grand Opening Ceremony in the host city pyong chang nearly three thousand flights from ninety two countries took part in the event there but in the run up to the celebrations there were demonstrations and scuffles outside the Olympic Arena people supporting peace between north and south korea had gathered for one rally while another Group Protesting north koreas participation in the games physically clashed with police. I. Know. Despite the scuffles on the streets korean politicians are taking steps to try to find a solution to the long drawn out conflict the south korean president says hes ready now to accept an invitation to visit the north if certain conditions are met this potentially sets up the first meeting between t
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