The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Friday it was pleased with the progress made by North and South Korea on plans to have a joint team for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
The IOC released a statement saying, “The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is delighted to learn from the Olympic Committee of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Korean Olympic Committee that they have held productive discussions on the creation of a joint team for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
“It is encouraging to see sport and the Olympic ideals serving to facilitate the creation of a unified team, and the IOC will continue to support the two NOCs in their ongoing efforts and commitment to achieve this historic goal”.
According to the IOC the next steps include the endorsement of a joint team by the two respective governments.
