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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at a news conference following his address to the International Olympic Committee's general assembly ahead of the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. It was the first time a U.N. secretary-general delivered a keynote address to the IOC's general assembly. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, is joined at a news conference by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach following Ban's address to the IOC's general assembly ahead of the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. It was the first time a U.N. secretary-general delivered a keynote address to the IOC's general assembly. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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South Korean Lee Kyun-myoung, 93, center, talks with Red Cross members as he fills out application forms to reunite with his family members living in North Korea, at the Korea Red Cross headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. The rival Koreas agreed Wednesday to hold their first reunions of Korean War-divided families in more than three years later this month, another small step forward in easing tensions that comes despite North Korea's anger over upcoming U.S.-South Korean military drills. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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South Korean Lee Kyun-myoung, 93, right, talks with Red Cross members as he fills out application forms to reunite with his family members living in North Korea, at the Korea Red Cross headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. The rival Koreas agreed Wednesday to hold their first reunions of Korean War-divided families in more than three years later this month, another small step forward in easing tensions that comes despite North Korea's anger over upcoming U.S.-South Korean military drills. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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South Korean Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae speaks during a press conference at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. While North Korea is threatening to cancel a reunion of Korean War-divided families later this month only one day after agreeing on dates for the emotional meetings, Ryoo said that the agreement must be followed. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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South Korean Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae adjusts his glasses during a press conference at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. While North Korea is threatening to cancel a reunion of Korean War-divided families later this month only one day after agreeing on dates for the emotional meetings, Ryoo said that the agreement must be followed. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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International Olympic Committee member Princess Anne of Great Britain, left, greets Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, IOC President Thomas Bach, second from right, and Sochi 2014 Olympics President Dmitry Chernyshenko, second from left, at an event welcoming IOC members ahead of the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rus Hotel, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman, Pool)
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FILE - In this Saturday, June 29, 2013, file photo, riot police guard gay rights activists who were beaten by anti-gay protesters during an authorized gay rights rally in St. Petersburg, Russia. When the Sochi Winter Olympics begin on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, many will be watching to see whether Russia will enforce its law banning gay “propaganda” among minors if athletes, fans or activists wave rainbow flags or speak out in protest. The message so far has been confusing. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)
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FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014 file photo a Russian gay rights activist walks along a police line during a rally at a Moscow boulevard. When the Sochi Winter Olympics begin on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, many will be watching to see whether Russia will enforce its law banning gay “propaganda” among minors if athletes, fans or activists wave rainbow flags or speak out in protest. The message so far has been confusing. (AP Photo/ Alexander Zemlianichenko, file)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, file photo, Russia's leading gay rights campaigner Nikolai Alexeyev runs away from a plainclothes policeman during a protest outside the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games organizing committee office, in downtown Moscow. When the Sochi Winter Olympics begin on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, many will be watching to see whether Russia will enforce its law banning gay “propaganda” among minors if athletes, fans or activists wave rainbow flags or speak out in protest. The message so far has been confusing. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, file)
