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Comment/ Opinion

Door to peace between two Koreas must open wider

First talks in two years between Seoul and Pyongyang offer hope and go beyond next month’s Winter Olympics; every effort should be made to further thaw relations

Cho Myoung-gyon, South Korea's unification minister (left) and Ri Son Gwon, chairman of North Korea’s Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, shake hands during a meeting at the Peace House in the village of Panmunjom on January 9, 2018. Photo: KPPA/Pool via Bloomberg

The positive atmosphere that permeated the talks between the two Koreas on Tuesday is what the peninsula and region need in such tense times.

Negotiations were amicable, even friendly, with the sides obviously intent on making progress. They agreed to the participation of North Korea in the Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang next month, to resume military consultations and resolve problems through dialogue.