Inter-Korean talks have since ended, resulting in an accord which will see North Korea express “regret” for the mine incident and South Korea stop loudspeaker broadcasts from Tuesday.

As marathon inter-Korean talks appeared close to winding up early Tuesday morning, analysts told NK News they believed there was little chance Pyongyang would apologize for the mine incident at the root of current negotiations.

And though both Koreas had committed high-level personnel to the talks, if negotiations would be unable to move beyond the landmine issue and corresponding loudspeaker broadcasts, big picture opportunities may be missed, two voices hinted.

Overall,