Ivanka Trump shares VIP box with North Korea general at Olympic ceremony

25 February 2018, 2:48 pm

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A blacklisted North Korean general and the daughter of US President Donald Trump are attending the Winter Olympics closing ceremony together Sunday, in the final piece of the Games-led diplomacy that has dominated headlines from Pyeongchang.

Brief footage of the VIP enclosure at the arena shows South Korean President Moon Jae-in shaking hands first with Trump’s daughter Ivanka, and soon afterwards with North Korean General Kim Yong Chol — who reportedly expressed willingness to talk to Washington.

South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in (L), his wife Kim Jung-sook (C), US President Donald Trump’s daughter and senior White House adviser Ivanka Trump (C-R), North Korean General Kim Yong Chol (back R), and United States Forces Korea commander General Vincent K. Brooks (back 2ndL) attend the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Pyeongchang Stadium on February 25, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / WANG Zhao)

There was no indication of any interaction between Ivanka, who was placed next to Moon’s wife, and Kim, who was in the row behind her — just two seats away from US General Vincent Brooks, who commands Washington’s forces in the South.

— AFP