The North Korean athletes and cheering squad returned home on Monday.<br />Their visit went without any hiccups.<br />With talks of further inter-Korean dialogue..., according to our Kwon Jangho, they left on a wave of warm wishes, with hopes of meeting again some day. <br /> Nineteen days after the North Korean cheering squad arrived in the South, grabbing the world's attention with their rhythmic and enthusiastic cheers, it was time to go home.<br />The group looked relaxed and cheerful, even posing for the odd photo with the hotel staff.<br />As they boarded the bus to travel to the border, they expressed their hopes of meeting again.<br /><br />"Let's meet again in a unified Korea"<br /><br />"It was a historic occasion and let's meet again. We cheered strongly. Let's continue working to become one and rise up, for our people."<br /><br />The hotel staff, who have seen them up close over the past couple of weeks, came out to see them off, offering their warm wishes.<br /><br />"I don't know when it will be, but if we can meet each other again, I hope they remember us. I hope they saw the good sides of our country and take with them good feelings."<br /><br /> The cheering squad met up with the North's Olympic athletes at the border checkpoint, including the figure skating pair, Ryom Tae-ok and Kim Ju-sik, as well as the members of the unified ice hockey team.<br />They passed on further messages of good will.<br /><br />"After working together for this past month, I strongly felt that if our people join forces, we will be able to achieve anything we want."<br /><br /> And although the group of nearly 300 North Koreans returned north, it won't be long before another sporting delegation and cheering squad heads to the South.<br />North Korea is sending a 150-member delegation for the PyeongChang Paralympics which starts on March the 9th.<br /> The two Koreas will hold talks at the border village of Panmunjeom on Tuesday to discuss the details of their visit.<br />Kwon Jang-ho, Arirang News.<br />
