North Korea, U.N. slated to restart talks

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North Korea, U.N. slated to restart talks
By Jimmy Norris, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Saturday, March 7, 2009

SEOUL — North Korean and United Nations Command representatives were slated to sit down at the negotiating table Friday for another round of general officer-level talks at Panmunjom, according to a UNC news release.

The talks — a follow to Monday’s talks initiated by the North in an effort to ease growing tensions on the peninsula — were proposed by UNC officials during the last meeting.

Monday’s meeting, the first of its kind in seven years, ended without resolution, according to a story by South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, and focused mainly on the upcoming Key Resolve/Foal Eagle exercise.

"The purpose of the meetings is to discuss practical, armistice-related issues, reaffirm commitment to the general officer forum and reduce tension on the Korean peninsula," the release said.

The UNC delegation for Friday’s talks was to be headed by Air Force Maj. Gen. Johnny Weida, who also led the UNC delegation during Monday’s talks.


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