North and South Korea begin rare talks after hours of delay
By APTuesday, April 21, 2009
Inter-Korean talks begin after hours of delay
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea says talks with North Korea about a troubled joint factory complex in the communist country have begun after hours of delay.
Unification Ministry spokeswoman Kim Ho-nyeon said that the talks began Tuesday night at the Kaesong Industrial Complex across the border in North Korea.
Earlier, South Korean officials traveled to the factory park, but the start of talks was delayed by wrangling over how they should be conducted.
The rare talks come amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula after international condemnation of North Korea’s rocket launch and stalled international efforts to ensure its denculearization.
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