North Korea promised to participate in the Winter Olympics, but why did South Korea make it difficult?

Because of the financial conflict with the United Nations, how to enter the country is also a difficult problem. So South Korea is in a dilemma.

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Financial aid conflicts with UN Security Council resolutions

At the second North-South talks held two years later, North Korea indicated that "high-level delegations, athletes' teams, cheerleaders and art groups will be sent". The joint press release issued by South Korea on January 9 shows that South Korea will provide necessary convenience for North Korea. In order to promote the successful hosting of the Winter Olympics, South Korea will provide financial support to North Korea.

In Pyeongchang, many people said that "the world will pay more attention to the Winter Olympics" and welcomed North Korea's participation. The South Korean government has discussed paying for the residence expenses of North Korean athletes and other athletes during the Winter Olympics. Although this idea is helpful to improve North-South relations, it also faces problems. A series of support from South Korea may conflict with UN sanctions resolutions. In the case of North Korea's participation in the international conference held by South Korea, South Korea will bear the expenses of North Korea through the "North-South Exchange and Cooperation Fund" managed by the South Korean Unification Ministry. If the same support measures are taken during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, it may conflict with the UN Security Council resolution prohibiting "providing huge funds" to North Korea.

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It is also a difficult problem for the DPRK delegation to enter China. In addition, it is also a difficult problem for the DPRK delegation to enter China. If South Korea prepares planes and ships for the delegation, it will violate the UN sanctions resolution prohibiting the provision of planes and ships to North Korea. Moreover, South Korea has also imposed independent sanctions to prohibit the entry of ships that have docked in North Korea in the past year. As Korea's state-owned airline, Air Koryo, has become the target of independent sanctions by the United States, it is also difficult for the DPRK delegation to enter South Korea by air. In this way, only land is left, but there is a military demarcation line and an unarmed zone of about 4 kilometers on the Korean-Korean border. Crossing the border requires the military departments of the two countries to finalize the time and personnel in detail in advance, which is time-consuming and laborious.

North Korea promised to participate in the Winter Olympics, but South Korea was in trouble because of financial conflicts with the UN Security Council, and the way to enter the country was more troublesome.