Saturday, August 22, 2015

North And South Korean Officials Meet At The DMZ To Defuse Tensions



Reuters: North, South Korea officials meet at DMZ in bid to ease tension

Top aides to the leaders of North and South Korea met at the Panmunjom truce village straddling their border on Saturday, raising hopes for an end to a standoff that put the rivals on the brink of armed conflict.

The meeting at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) village, known for its sky-blue huts and grim-faced soldiers, was set for half an hour after North Korea's previously set ultimatum demanding that the South halt its loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts along the border or face military action.

That deadline passed without any reported incidents.

More News On North And South Korean Officials Meeting At The DMZ To Defuse Tensions

North and South Korea hold talks amid tension -- BBC
Rival Koreas hold high-level talks to defuse war fears -- Washington Post/AP
North and South Korea Meet in Bid to End Military Standoff -- WSJ
South Korea Announces Talks With North to Defuse Border Tensions -- NYT
North and South Korean officials meet in bid to ease growing tensions -- Washington Post
North, South Korean officials meet at the border to ease tension -- L.A. Times
Two Koreas hold high-level talks -- Korea Times
North Korea to meet for talks with South Korea after high tensions -- CNN

1 comment:

Unknown said...

The North and South are trading artillery fire.

Is the north only firing at the loudspeakers and the south only targeting border area?