SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 12, 2009
North Korea, South Korea Agree to Talks
Family Reunions and Flood Control on the Agenda, Not the North's Nuclear Program
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South Korean Unification Minister Hyun In-taek, left, shakes hands with North Korean spy chief Kim Yang Gon, who also handles inter-Korean affairs, during their meeting at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009. The two countries plan to meet again Oct. 14, 2009 to discuss family reunions and flood control. (AP Photo/Korea Pool)
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Unification Ministry spokeswoman Lee Jong-joo said Tuesday that the working-level officials of the two sides plan to meet Wednesday at a North Korean border city to discuss how to prevent floods in the Imjin River running through their heavily armed border.
She said Red Cross societies of the two sides plan to hold working-level talks Friday to discuss reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.
The North's agreement came a day after South Korea proposed the talks with North Korea, and also a day after North Korea reportedly fired five missiles off its east coast.
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by truthislife1 October 13, 2009
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Talk about what?
comment ça propos de quoi," la vérité est la vie" c'est écrit dans l'article.. on se réveille.
moi je dis discuter est une bonne chose, au lieu de passer leur temps a se faire des menaces...ça évitera bien des désagéments..aux deux parties a.leur peuple surtout..au revoir - Reply to this comment
- Talk about what?
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- Talks sound better that threatening and provoking. Man, it gets old hearing that same old line.
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- Hey, wonderful! More talks! How many talks have they had in the last 50 years? Maybe the dialog will go like this:
NK: You give us money
SK: No
NK: You give us money or we blow you up
SK: No. Maybe america give you more money
NK: Yes, good idea. More money from america.
SK: Ok, I drive my shiny new Buick home now.
- Hey, wonderful! More talks! How many talks have they had in the last 50 years? Maybe the dialog will go like this:
