Seoul - Landmark talks yesterday saw senior officials from the two Koreas come close to an agreement to reopen liaison offices in the truce village of Panmunjom, a move that would reduce tensions on the long-divided peninsula.
South Korea's Vice-Minister for Culture and Tourism, Mr Kim Soon-kyu, told reporters the meeting had been "friendly and productive" and that the issue of a possible visit to the South by the North Korean leader, Mr Kim Jongil, may be raised later.