Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism"Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics South Korea → North Korea's introduction...Deputy Minister Jang Mi-ran requests meeting with IOC Chairman - Foreign Ministry also strongly protests"
Jul 27, 2024
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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued an emergency briefing on the morning of the 27th (Korea time) and expressed regret that the name of the country was introduced as 'North Korea (French: Republique populaire democratique de core, English: Democratic People's Republic of Korea)' at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics on July 26 (local time)" he said. `"Second Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Jang Mi-ran asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Chairman Thomas Bach to meet there and asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver a strong protest to the French side at the government level. I asked the IOC and the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee to respond as soon as possible," he said. "The National Olympic Committee (NOC), the Korean Olympic Committee (Chairman Lee Ki-heung), asked the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee to prevent the recurrence of the Korean team as soon as it was misintroduced, and will send an official letter of protest in the name of the head of the team."On July 27 (local time), the day after the opening ceremony, we plan to meet with the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee to deliver our protest and request the prevention of recurrence."
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