A Seoul official says both North Korea and South Korea have agreed to hold their first talks in more than two years next Tuesday.
Unification Ministry spokesman Baik Tae-hyun said Friday that North Korea has accepted Seoul’s offer to meet at the border village of Panmunjom that day to discuss how to co-operate on next month’s Winter Olympics and how to improve overall ties.
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The announcement came hours after the United States said it has agreed to delay joint military exercises with South Korea until after the Winter Olympics.
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The Games are to be held in the South Korean city of Pyeongchang.
The rival Koreas are seeking to improve their strained ties after a period of rising tension over the North’s push to expand its nuclear and missile arsenals.
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