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Koreas' Defense Chiefs Begin Peace Talks

Ministers first aim to settle sea dispute

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 27, 2007 5:19 AM CST

(Newser) – South Korea's defense minister is negotiating today with his North Korean counterpart in a bid to settle the nations' disputed sea border. The first talks between defense ministers in seven years aims to deepen the agreements from last month's landmark summit calling for greater peace via economic collaboration.

The two Koreas fought naval battles in 1999 and again in 2002 in the disputed waters under discussion. At issue is resolving the dispute as well as a plan to establish a maritime zone for fishing industries in both countries. The South Koreans are also expected to raise the issue of up to 500 prisoners of war from the Korean War believed to be living in the North.

South Korean Defense Minister Kim Jang-soo waves before leaving for North Korea to attend South and North Korea military talks, in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007. Defense chiefs from North and South Korea will discuss turning their disputed sea border into a joint fishing zone during their first...
South Korean Defense Minister Kim Jang-soo waves before leaving for North Korea to attend South and North Korea military talks, in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007. Defense chiefs from North...   (Associated Press)
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, South Korean Defense Minister Kim Jang-soo, center on stairs, arrives at the airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday,  Nov. 27, 2007. Defense chiefs of North and South Korea began a rare meeting Tuesday aimed at easing tension across their countries' disputed...
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, South Korean Defense Minister Kim Jang-soo, center on stairs, arrives at the airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007. Defense chiefs...   (Associated Press)
South Korean Defense Minister Kim Jang-soo shakes hands with his North Korean counterpart Kim Il Chol  before their meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007. The defense chiefs of North and South Korea began a rare meeting Tuesday aimed at easing tension across their countries' disputed sea border....
South Korean Defense Minister Kim Jang-soo shakes hands with his North Korean counterpart Kim Il Chol before their meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007. The defense chiefs of North...   (Associated Press)
South Korean Defense Minister Kim Jang-soo, third from left, talks with his North Korean counterpart Kim Il Chol , third from right, during their meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007. The defense chiefs of North and South Korea began a rare meeting Tuesday aimed at easing tension across...
South Korean Defense Minister Kim Jang-soo, third from left, talks with his North Korean counterpart Kim Il Chol , third from right, during their meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007....   (Associated Press)
South Korean Defense Minister Kim Jang-soo thumbs up before leaving for North Korea to attend South and North Korea military talks, in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007. Defense chiefs from North and South Korea will discuss turning their disputed sea border into a joint fishing zone during their...
South Korean Defense Minister Kim Jang-soo thumbs up before leaving for North Korea to attend South and North Korea military talks, in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007. Defense chiefs from North...   (Associated Press)
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