Ban Ki-moon said: “We are encouraged to see the dialogue between South and North Korea. It may be a very small opening of reducing tensions and also addressing the issues of facilitating North Korean athletes to Pyeongchang Winter Olympic games. We sincerely hope that after so many years of the highest level of tensions this window of opportunity will lead to a larger and more meaningful dialogue between the South and North Korea in addressing a denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.”