N Korea, UN command hold urgent talks at Korean DMZ

[The Master]

High-level military officials from North Korea and the U.S.-led U.N. Command held urgent talks at the border Monday amid heightened tensions in the region and concerns that the North intends to test-fire a long-range missile.

The talks at the village of Panmunjom inside the Demilitarized Zone dividing North and South Korea - the first meetings between general-level military officials since 2002 - were hastily arranged after the North proposed them last week, U.N. command spokesman Kim Yong-kyu said.

"These talks can be useful in building trust and preventing misunderstanding as well as introducing transparency regarding the intentions of both sides," the U.N. command said in a statement. Kim said his office would disclose details about the meeting after it was over.

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[The Master]

Many will continue to call this "sabre rattling" however, for these kinds of talks to be going on at this level, should allow us to remember that this is a very "hot" spot in present day reality. This has been going on far too long, with no let up.. I do not believe it will continue to be idle threats. At some point, North Korea will realize the dire straits they are in, and the high government officials will simply head out to China after giving the go ahead to launch...

just my two cents.