PRIME TIME NEWS 22:00 Two Koreas remain locked in high-level talks, President Park stands
PRIME TIME NEWS 22:00 President Park Geun-hye calls for North Korea to apologize for the land mine blasts that maimed two South Korean soldiers... even as the two sides enter a third night of high-level talks. And... military tensions remain high as... Pyongyang deploys air-cushioned landing crafts to the front line, while Seoul considers dispatching stealth bombers with Washington. Chinese shares plummet....sending shock waves across global markets, including South Korea,... already affected by North Korean provocations. Hello... and welcome to Prime Time News... on this Monday, August 24th. I′m Hwang Ji-hye. And I′m Daniel Choy. Thanks for joining us. Title: Two Koreas remain locked in high-level talks, President Park stands by principles The two Koreas′s second session of high-level talks aimed at cooling tensions on the peninsula is still ongoing. Still, no word yet, on any outcome of the discussions. But, this morning,... President Park Geun-hye held a meeting with her senior secretaries,... talking tough toward North Korea and its latest provocations. For details, let′s connect to our presidential office correspondent Choi You-sun . You-sun, what messages did the president deliver today? Well, guys. President Park clearly stated that the most important issue on the two Koreas′ agenda is getting the North to give an apology for its recent land mine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone. Unless that is achieved, she said Seoul will continue its anti-North Korea broadcasts, which resumed after the DMZ attack. While denying responsibility for the blasts, Pyongyang is reported to have demanded that Seoul stop its propaganda broadcasts,... calling it an insult to the North′s leader, Kim Jong-un. The August 4th incident left two South Korean soldiers seriously injured, escalating tensions that led to the exchanging of artillery fire last week. The South Korean president added that her government will not back down to Pyongyang′s increasing threats and that the vicious cycle of North Korean provocations followed by tensions, incentives... then another provocation, must stop once and for all. She said Seoul will strongly respond to any type of provocation by Pyongyang... but is still open to joining hands with its northern neighbor for peace and prosperity. So, it appears the two-track policy remains intact. Do we know of any new developments resulting from these marathon talks? Officials here in the South remain tight-lipped, as any unconfirmed leaks could negatively affect the ongoing negotiations. The presidential office in Seoul is known to be closely watching the situation. Aside from the DMZ issue, the two sides were expected to have exchanged views on non-military issues, such as resuming reunions for families separated by the Korean War. It′s likely North Korea urged the South to stop its annual military exercises with the U.S., which it considers a war game, and sought ways to resume inter-Korean tourism and ot
