North and South Korea plan further talks

North and South Korea agreed today to hold high-level military talks “soon” to ease tensions between the nations, divided by the world’s most heavily fortified border and embroiled in a standoff over the North’s nuclear weapons development.

In a joint statement issued at the end of Cabinet-level talks in Seoul, the two Koreas also said they would cooperate to make upcoming six-nation talks on the nuclear crisis “fruitful”.