South Korea's ski governing body said it is considering sending national team reserves and promising younger skiers for joint training, raising questions over whether the use of Masikryong Ski Resort is relevant to the Olympics.

"The idea is part of Seoul's vision to make the upcoming event the "Peace Olympics," said an official at Seoul's unification ministry. "It was proposed as a way to help improve inter-Korean ties and ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula, and it was realized (in the two sides' agreement)."

Asked whether Seoul's financial support for the two projects would violate UN sanctions, the official said that the government will prepare for them in a way that does not compromise the sanctions regime.

Under UN sanctions banning the provision of "bulk cash" to the North, the South can't offer cash directly to the North when it supports delegates' accommodation expenses and other costs. (Yonhap)