DHAKA: North and South Korea are to hold a second round of top-level talks on Sunday to defuse growing tension.

Officials from the South say, reports the BBC.

The announcement was made after several hours of negotiations on Saturday.

Senior aides to the two countries’ leaders met at the Panmunjom truce village on the border.

North Korea had threatened ‘strong military action’ if the South did not stop border loudspeaker broadcasts that had provoked a ‘semi-state of war’.

The two sides have agreed to meet again on Sunday afternoon to ‘narrow down differences’ as overnight talks were finally wound up after nearly 10 hours of negotiations.

BDST: 1650 HRS, AUG 23, 2015
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