By AFPMore by this AuthorSEOULNorth and South Korea began their first official talks in more than two years on Tuesday, focusing on the forthcoming Winter Olympics after months of tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme. "The people have a strong desire to see the North and South move toward peace and reconciliation," he added. "For North Korea to achieve its desired effects and to attract attention, it will have to dispatch its beauty cheering squad," said An Chan-Il, a defector-turned-researcher who heads the World Institute for North Korea Studies. South Korea wants to discuss the resumption of family reunions but Pyongyang snubbed previous offers, saying it will not consider further reunions unless several of its citizens are returned by the South. The United States and South Korea agreed last week to delay the Foal Eagle and Key Resolve exercises until after the Games, apparently to help ease nerves.

Source: Daily Nation January 09, 2018 02:48 UTC