January 21, 2011North and South Korea Agree to Talks
Seoul accepted an invitation from North Korea to begin high-level military talks, which some observers describe as a breakthrough in bilateral relations (WSJ). The negotiations would be the first such exchange since South Korean President Lee Myung-bak took office in early 2008.
Explore the historical context of the dispute between North and South Korea in this interactive Crisis Guide: The Korean Peninsula.
South Korea: The South Korean navy raided a hijacked South Korean freighter in the Arabian Sea on Friday, killing eight Somali pirates and rescuing all twenty-one of its crew. Since March 2009, South Korea has collaborated with a U.S.-led international anti-piracy operation in the Gulf of Aden (Yonhap).
