Two Koreas Locked in Talks as Kim Keeps Army on War Footing
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North Korea and South Korea will continue high-level talks for a second day aimed at defusing tensions across their heavily fortified border, as Kim Jong Un’s forces remain on standby for an order to attack.
The talks adjourned at 4:15 a.m. Sunday after lasting 10 hours and will resume at 3:00 p.m., South Korean presidential spokesman Min Kyung Wook said in a briefing. Kim’s top military aide Hwang Pyong So and South Korean President Park Geun Hye’s chief security adviser Kim Kwan Jin met Saturday at the border village of Panmunjom for “extensive discussions” on ways to improve relations, Min said.