North Korea for the first time in seven years, went to negotiate with the UN Command.

KommentariiIgra to obostrenie31.01.2009Kim Jong Il has put relations between the two Koreas to the brink of a new voynyPress-konferentsiiYuzhnaya and North Korea on the verge of voyny04.02.2009Na questions readers Lenty.Ru "said orientalist , a specialist on Korea, Andrei LankovSeverokoreyskoe military command took the initiative to organize negotiations with the United Nations Command in South Korea (UNC), announced March 2, Reuters agency, referring to a press release UNC.
According to a press release, the DPRK authorities asked the UNC to the proposal to hold talks, the main theme of which should be a "reduction of tensions in the region. As explained Agence France-Presse, negotiations began on 2 March at 10:00 local time (4:00 Moscow) in the locality Phanmunchzhom located in the demilitarized zone on the border between the two nations.
"These negotiations can produce positive results in terms of building confidence and preventing misunderstandings, and can help make the intent of both parties more transparent," - said UNC.
According to Reuters, the North Korean media speculated that the talks the DPRK expressed dissatisfaction in connection with more joint military exercises the United States and South Korea. Previously, said Agency, the DPRK has repeatedly condemned these teachings, which are held annually.
According to a press release from UNC, meeting in Phanmunchzhome was the first diplomatic contacts of this level over the past seven years.
Unified Command is a group of UN troop strength of 28,5 thousand people, set up after the war, North and South Korea, 1950-53 years. In this group, under the command of the United States and to support the armed forces of South Korea, is composed of representatives of the armed forces of several UN member countries.