Inter-Korean talks: Is a corner being turned?
HIGH-LEVEL talks between North and South Korea this week offer a potential for diplomacy - not threats of war - to reduce the increasingly tense stand-off between Washington and Pyongyang, amid the latter's impressive success in developing its missiles and nuclear weaponry.
The United States has shown support for the North-South talks, whose immediate aim is to enable North Korea to participate in the Winter Olympic Games to be hosted by South Korea in Pyeongchang next month.
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