North Korea's Plan For Peace? Sending Cheerleaders Over To South Korea
North Korean cheerleaders are part of North Koreans plan improve relationships with South Korea.
By Darian Goh — 07 Jul 2014, 01:44 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
Besides sending their athletes, North Korea will be sending in 150 cheerleaders for support for the upcoming Asian Games
North Korea said on Monday it will send cheerleaders along with its athletes to the Asian Games in the South as a gesture of peace after weeks of firing rockets and fiery rhetoric.
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The Asian Games is held once every four years and it will be held in Incheon, South Korea this year
North Korea, which regularly threatens to destroy its neighbour in a sea of flames, is sending 150 athletes to the Games in the South Korean port city of Incheon which begin on September 19.
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The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a Pancontinental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia.
The North Korean cheerleaders are known to have perfectly choreographed routines and are a welcome addition to the games
The North's cheerleaders have proved a huge attraction in rare appearances in the South since the war, with tightly choreographed routines and messages of peace and unification.
thestar.com.myThe move is to foster unity and improve relationships amongst South and North Koreans
"We have decided to dispatch a cheerleading squad along with the athletes to the 17th Asian Games in order to improve relationships between the North and the South and to create an atmosphere of national reconciliation."
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"It is necessary to put an end to all kinds of calumnies and vituperation that foster misunderstanding and distrust among the fellow countrymen," the North said in a statement carried by the official KCNA news agency.
thestar.com.myNorth Korea had sent cheerleaders previously back in 2005, including Ri Sol Ju, who is now married to Kim Jong Un
In 2005, it sent 101 cheerleaders, including Ri Sol Ju, who has since married the state's leader, Kim Jong Un, to the Asian Athletics Championships in Incheon.
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