Panmunjom: Military officials from North and South Korea are holding their first talks since the former shelled a latters’ island in November, leaving four dead.
South Korea says the talks, at the border village of Panmunjom, are intended to lay the groundwork for higher-level meetings.
Relations are at a nadir after 46 South Koreans died when their warship was sunk last March.
Seoul blamed the North for the incident, something Pyongyang denies.
Tuesday’s talks, being held between colonels, could pave the way for a meeting of the two countries’ defence ministers.
At the weekend South Korea intercepted a North Korean fishing boat a few kilometres south of the disputed sea border and close to Yeonpyeong Island, which was shelled by the North.
The 31 people on board are being questioned by South Korean officials.
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