17 hour talks mark tentative progress for two Koreas



Opinion 17 hour talks mark tentative progress for two Koreas "To get away from the confrontational scenes of the last few months, a start has to be made somewhere" James Hoare June 10, 2013 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON UNC - CFC - USFK [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons So after long hours of negotiations, the two Koreas have agreed that high-level talks will go ahead this week. This was clearly no easy victory for either side, as the failure to agree on a joint statement shows. The battle is clearly not yet over since the DPRK (North Korea) has not yet said at what level it will be represented and it would not be the first time that arguing over such issues has led to delays or even cancellation. We are still at the circling stage; the two sides are eyeing each other, looking for weak spots and © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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17 hour talks mark tentative progress for two Koreas

"To get away from the confrontational scenes of the last few months, a start has to be made somewhere"

James Hoare June 10, 2013

17 hour talks mark tentative progress for two Koreas

UNC - CFC - USFK [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

So after long hours of negotiations, the two Koreas have agreed that high-level talks will go ahead this week. This was clearly no easy victory for either side, as the failure to agree on a joint statement shows. The battle is clearly not yet over since the DPRK (North Korea) has not yet said at what level it will be represented and it would not be the first time that arguing over such issues has led to delays or even cancellation. We are still at the circling stage; the two sides are eyeing each other, looking for weak spots and

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James Hoare

After Britain and North Korea re-established diplomatic relations in 2000, Hoare was appointed British Chargé d'affaires in Pyongyang; and his work laid the foundation for the establishment of a full embassy in the North Korean capital. Previously, Hoare had been head of the Foreign Office's North Asia and Pacific Research Group. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1969 and was stationed in Seoul in 1981 1984 and in Beijing in 1988-1991.

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