North and South Korea resume talks

North and South Korea today agreed to restart top-level talks to get their stalled reconciliation process back on track.

The agreement, reached during the last of three days of working-level meetings at North Korea’s Diamond Mountain resort, called for the two sides to hold Cabinet-level talks in Seoul from August 12-14, the cable network YTN reported.

The discussions over the weekend followed an expression of regret by North Korea for a June 29 naval clash along a disputed sea border that left casualties on both sides, as well as moves to improve ties with the United States and Japan.