North And South Korea Will Begin Talks On January 9

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Reuters: North Korea accepts January 9 talks offer from South Korea

SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korea will hold official talks next week for the first time in more than two years after Pyongyang accepted Seoul’s offer for dialogue, just hours after the United States and South Korea delayed a joint military exercise.

The South’s unification ministry said North Korea had sent its consent for the talks to be held on Jan. 9 in a statement at 0116 GMT. The last time the two Koreas engaged in official talks was in December 2015.

The talks will be held at the border truce village of Panmunjom and officials from both sides are expected to discuss the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and the improvement of inter-Korean relations, ministry spokesman Baik Tae-hyun told a regular briefing.

North Korea asked for further negotiations regarding the meeting to be carried out via documented exchanges, Baik said. The officials to represent the two Koreas have yet to be confirmed.

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Update #1: North Korea, South Korea set date for talks (FOX News/AP)
Update #2: Seoul says both Koreas have agreed to hold talks (Politico/AP)

WNU Editor: I have seen this show more than once .... in the end the North Korean regime is not going to limit their missile programs nor their their nuclear programs.