North And South Korea Reach Breakthroughs In First High-Level Talks In 2 Years

[Eugene]

Source: NPR

North And South Korea Reach Breakthroughs In First High-Level Talks In 2 Years

January 9, 201812:58 PM ET
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Cocooned by cameras, North Korea's negotiating team crossed the border Tuesday by foot, walking about 100 yards to a conference building for the first high-level talks with South Korea in two years. Seated across from each other at a long rectangular table, diplomats from both sides expressed the need to improve frosty ties.

"It wouldn't be an overstatement to say the inter-Korean relationship is more frozen than the natural climate. But despite the cold weather, the people's desire for the improvement of the inter-Korean relationship remains unfrozen," North Korea's chief negotiator, Ri Son Gwon, said.

Early into the talks, North Korea agreed to send a delegation to the Winter Olympics next month in Pyeongchang, South Korea. About 11 hours of negotiations later, the two sides announced even more: future military talks, reinstatement of a hotline and other dialogue to ease tensions between the countries.

Progress around the Olympics — beginning Feb. 9 — itself is a feat. The North pledged to send a big delegation of athletes, officials, spectators, a press corps, performers and a cheering squad. It will mark the first time the North takes part in the Winter Games since 2010 in Vancouver.

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Read more: https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2018/01/09/576767432/north-and-south-korea-reach-breakthroughs-in-first-high-level-talks-in-2-years

[underpants]

1. A good step

[Fred Sanders]

2. Peace breaking out is something the whole world knows Shitler abhorrs, tweets are lies.

Credit to the steady peace overtures of President Moon and NK nuclear advancements...alledged advancements.