Olympics-IOC 決定するd to see N.Korea 参加する Winter Games
By Brian Homewood
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, July 10 (Reuters) - The International Olympic 委員会 said on Monday it is working hard to make sure North Korea takes part in next year's Winter Olympics in 隣人ing South Korea, にもかかわらず political 緊張s in the 地域.
A 主要な North Korean sports 公式の／役人 said recently it was too late to 受託する an 申し込む／申し出 from the South to form a 統一するd team to 参加する Pyeongchang in February. But the IOC said it still 手配中の，お尋ね者 the North to sent its own team to the games.
"What is important for the IOC and the games is the 参加 and we are working very hard on the 参加 of 競技者s from North Korea," IOC 広報担当者 示す Adams told reporters.
"(We are) identifying the 競技者s who could かもしれない take part and we will do our best to make sure there is a 参加 of 競技者s from North Korea."
Last month, South Korean 大統領 Moon Jae-in 提案するd forming a 統一するd Korean team for the Games.
However, North Korean International Olympic 委員会 (IOC) member Chang Ung 支配するd out the idea of a North-South team, telling the Dong-a Ilbo newspaper that it was an unrealistic 客観的な in the 現在の political 気候.
North Korea has carried out repeated 核の and ミサイル 実験（する）s.
Chang also 支配するd out the 可能性 of using 発生地s in the North to co-host the Feb. 9-25 Winter Games and 解任するd the notion that a 統一するd team would help 改善する relations on the Korean 半島.
Moon took office on May 10, winning an 選挙 on a more 穏健な approach to North Korea and a 約束 to engage Pyongyang in 対話.
North Korea is not regarded as a powerhouse in winter sports and has 行方不明になるd several 版s of the Winter Games in the past.
On the hosting itself, the IOC said organisers were in a race against time to 完全にする 11 hotels for 住宅 stakeholders.
"It's a tight 状況／情勢," said Christophe Dubi, the IOC's (n)役員／(a)執行力のある dir ector for the オリンピック. "There will be very の近くに 監視するing to make sure they are 配達するd." (付加 報告（する）／憶測ing by Karolos Grohmann; editing by 示す Heinrich)
