SEOUL, Feb 12 (AFP): North and South Korean officials held their highest level talks for years Wednesday, seeking to thrash out common ground for improving ties despite a row over looming South Korea-US military drills.
The discussions in the border truce village of Panmunjom had no fixed agenda, but aimed to cover a range of "major" issues, including a planned February 20-25 reunion for family members divided by the Korean War.
A short morning dialogue was followed by three hours of discussions in the afternoon, after which the two chief delegates began a one-on-one session at 7:15pm (1000 GMT).
The South delegation was led by top National Security Council official Kim You-Hun, who said Seoul's focus was on ensuring that the reunion went ahead as scheduled.
The North side, led by Won Tong-Yon-deputy head of a ruling party organisation that handles inter-Korean ties-was expected to make another push for South Korea to cancel its annual military drills with the United States, which are slated to begin February 24.
North, South Korea hold rare high-level talks
FE Team | Published: February 13, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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