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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.

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Besides sending their athletes, North Korea will be sending in 150 cheerleaders for support for the upcoming Asian Games

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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

The past Asian Games. Illustration purposes only.

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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.

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The North Korean cheerleaders are known to have perfectly choreographed routines and are a welcome addition to the games

North Korean cheerleaders are known for their amazing choreography.

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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.

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The 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.

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North Korea had sent cheerleaders previously back in 2005, including Ri Sol Ju, who is now married to Kim Jong Un

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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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