US participation in the 2018 Olympics "in question" due to DPRK's threat - US post-US ambassador to the UN

The participation of the United States in the 2018 Winter Olympics remains an "open question" due to tensions in relations with North Korea.

This was reported by United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Nicky Galey, reports Fox News.

The Olympic Games are scheduled to take place from 9 to 25 February in South Korea's neighboring DPRK.

"We have to take all possible measures to make sure (American athletes - ed.) Safe and know everything that is happening around them. Therefore, I think this is something that the administration is going to talk about and find the best way to protect (athletes - ed), "said Hayley.

Recall that on the eve of the Russian team have been excluded from participating in the 2018 Olympic Games in South Korea.

In November, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on a truce during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in February and March 2018.

North Korea has warned Washington, through joint military exercises in the United States and South Korea, that such steps could lead to a nuclear war .

November 28 North Korea re- launched a ballistic missile.

The Ministry of Defense of Japan said that the DPRK rocket could fall into the Japanese economic zone.

The United States, Japan, and South Korea called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on the launch of the DPRK ballistic missile.

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