The two Koreas reached an agreement early Tuesday following talks at the truce village of Panmunjom where the ceasefire was finalized in 1953.
The high-level negotiations began early Saturday evening, shortly after the passing of North Korea's demand that Seoul halt loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts across the border or face military action.
Seoul's lead negotiator, National Security Adviser Kim Kwan-Jin, said the North had agreed to a key demand to voice "regret" over recent mine blasts at the border that maimed two South Korean soldiers.
In return, the South agreed to halt its loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts by midday Wednesday.
The terms were confirmed in a rare joint statement issued separately by the two capitals.
Family reunion planned
The two have also reportedly agreed to work towards a resumption next month of reunions for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, the AFP news agency reported.
The negotiations had been the highest-level talks between the two Koreas in a year.
In the background of the verbal jousting was a joint US-South Korea military exercise with fighter jets flying simulated bombing runs and North Korea reportedly deploying about 50 attack submarines.
(AP, Reuters, AFP)
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North, South Korea reach agreement after marathon talks — Yonhap....
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"South Korea and North Korea reached an agreement Tuesday," the agency quoted Seoul's presidential spokesman as saying, adding that details of the agreement would be announced at 2 a.m. local time on Tuesday /8 p.m. Moscow time on Monday/.
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