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China-Japan-Koreas
North, South Korea agree to talks
2013-06-06
North and South Korea have agreed to hold their first official talks for years, signalling a possible breakthrough in cross-border ties after months of escalated military tensions.

A surprise offer from Pyongyang on Thursday proposed discussions on a range of commercial and humanitarian issues, from reopening a joint industrial complex to resuming cross-border family reunions.
So the ruling class in Pyongyang is beginning to starve?
In an unusually quick reply, South Korea called for minister-level talks on June 12 in Seoul, and urged the North to reopen severed communications channels for working-level discussions from Friday.

"I hope... dialogue will provide a momentum for South and North Korea to improve relations based on mutual trust," South Korea's unification minister Ryoo Kihl-Jae said in a televised statement.

China, the North's sole major ally, reacted positively.

"China is happy and welcomes that (North and South Korea) agreed to resume their engagement and dialogue," said foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei.

Analysts also welcomed the development but some advised caution, saying the precise nature and agenda of the dialogue might create insurmountable sticking points.
The usual opening demand by the Norks is for the U.S. to apologize, pay reparations and leave, and for the ROK to surrender unconditionally. So yes the agenda might be an issue...
Posted by:tipper

#2  What's "hudna" in Korean?
Posted by: tu3031   2013-06-06 21:16  

#1  So why doesn't the Skors just talk and don't promise anything like the Norks? Let the talks drag on. Just don't deliver anything.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2013-06-06 15:55  

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