Colonels from both Koreas began today in the border area of Panmunjom first working military meeting since North Korean attack with mortars from November to the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong, Yonhap news agency reported. The meeting, the first military since last September, aims to set the agenda, venue and date of a meeting of Defense highest level to address outstanding issues and ease tensions between Seoul and Pyongyang.
The partners met in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas are Colonel Moon Sang-gyun, representing the South, and Col. Ri Son-kwon, by the North, two veterans in such negotiations. This preliminary meeting would be the first of a series of meetings to refine the details of a high-level meeting that could be led by the defense ministers of the two Koreas, according to military sources told South Korean Yonhap.
The South Korean Defense Ministry has reiterated that the ministerial meeting would not be possible if North Korea apologizes and takes responsibility for the attack on the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong and the collapse in March 2010, the South Korean corvette "Cheonan ", which killed 46 sailors.
These two incidents in the border area of the Yellow Sea (West Sea) have increased the maximum tension between the two Koreas, and have led to the deterioration in relations between Seoul and Pyongyang, as well as humanitarian aid and joint projects. So far North Korea has refused to torpedo the South Korean warship and argues that the Yeonpyeong artillery attack, which caused four deaths in the ranks of South Korea, was his response to provocations by South Korea, which conducted naval maneuvers in nearby.
According to military sources consulted by South Korean Yonhap, the preliminary meeting could end in a middle ground that both parties confirm their positions without major concessions. Since the beginning of the year North Korea has sought to engage more dialogue to reduce tension with South Korea and reactivate joint economic projects and humanitarian aid, while Seoul urges Pyongyang to make concessions on its nuclear program.
EFE 
The partners met in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas are Colonel Moon Sang-gyun, representing the South, and Col. Ri Son-kwon, by the North, two veterans in such negotiations. This preliminary meeting would be the first of a series of meetings to refine the details of a high-level meeting that could be led by the defense ministers of the two Koreas, according to military sources told South Korean Yonhap.
The South Korean Defense Ministry has reiterated that the ministerial meeting would not be possible if North Korea apologizes and takes responsibility for the attack on the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong and the collapse in March 2010, the South Korean corvette "Cheonan ", which killed 46 sailors.
These two incidents in the border area of the Yellow Sea (West Sea) have increased the maximum tension between the two Koreas, and have led to the deterioration in relations between Seoul and Pyongyang, as well as humanitarian aid and joint projects. So far North Korea has refused to torpedo the South Korean warship and argues that the Yeonpyeong artillery attack, which caused four deaths in the ranks of South Korea, was his response to provocations by South Korea, which conducted naval maneuvers in nearby.
According to military sources consulted by South Korean Yonhap, the preliminary meeting could end in a middle ground that both parties confirm their positions without major concessions. Since the beginning of the year North Korea has sought to engage more dialogue to reduce tension with South Korea and reactivate joint economic projects and humanitarian aid, while Seoul urges Pyongyang to make concessions on its nuclear program.
EFE
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