Wednesday, February 12, 2014

North And South Korea Officials Meet For The First Time In 7 Years



North And South Korea Seek Better Ties At Rare High-Level Talks -- Reuters

(Reuters) - North and South Korea held their first high-level talks in seven years on their fortified border on Wednesday, exploring ways to improve ties while the South and the United States geared up for military exercises that have angered the North.

The meeting was set up with unusual speed and great secrecy at the North's suggestion last week, the latest example of conflicting signals coming from North Korea that included an abrupt cancellation of an invitation for a U.S. envoy to visit.

The two sides met at the Panmunjom truce village on the border with no pre-arranged agenda and discussed a range of issues including reunions of families separated during their 1950-53 Korean War, a South Korean official said.

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More News On Today's North - South Korea Meeting

Seoul: Rival Koreas end senior-level meeting -- Washington Post/AP
North, South Korea hold high-level meeting at border village -- FOX News
North and South Korea hold rare high-level talks -- BBC
North and South Korea hold high-level meeting at border -- The Guardian
North, South Korea Hold High-Level Meeting -- Voice of America
2 Koreas hold high-level talks, 1st in 7 years -- Global Post/Kyodo News
Koreas hold first high-level talks since 2007 -- Global Post/Yonhap News Agency
Two Koreas hold first high-level talks in 7 years -- USA Today
North, South Korea hold rare high-level talks -- Channel News Agency
Cross-over:Koreas hold high-level talks on inter-Korean issues -- Arirang

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