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Inter-Korean talks fail, N. Korea denounces S. Korea

BUSAN, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (C), a senior Cabinet councilor who headed the North Korean mission at inter-Korean ministerial talks in Busan, and other mission members leave their hotel in the South Korean city on July 13 after the two Koreas failed to reach agreements amid increasing tensions over the North's missile tests.

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Inter-Korean talks fail, N. Korea denounces S. Korea

BUSAN, South Korea - South Korean Unification Minister Lee Jong Seok (L) on July 13 sends off Kwon Ho Ung (R), a senior Cabinet councilor who heads the North Korean mission at inter-Korean ministerial talks in Busan, after the two Koreas failed to reach agreements amid increasing tensions over the North's missile tests.

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S. Korea urges N. Korea to return to nuke talks

BUSAN, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (L), a North Korean senior Cabinet councilor, and South Korea's Unification Minister Lee Jong Seok shake hands in Busan on July 12 at the beginning of a plenary meeting of the 19th inter-Korean Cabinet-level talks.

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N. Korean mission arrives in S. Korea for Cabinet-level talks

BUSAN, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (L), a North Korean senior Cabinet councilor, is in talks with South Korean Unification Minister Lee Jong Seok at a Busan hotel on July 11. Kwon arrived in the southeastern port city at the head of a five-member delegation to inter-Korean Cabinet-level talks.

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2 Koreas seek swift implementation of nuclear agreement

JEJU, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (L), a senior North Korean Cabinet councilor, and South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong Young pose for photos at the end of three-day inter-Korean Cabinet-level talks in Jeju Island on Dec. 16. ''The South and the North agreed to take active and practical measures to ease military tensions and preserve peace on the Korean Peninsula,'' they said in a nine-point press statement.

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Two Koreas hold 17th Cabinet-level talks

JEJU, South Korea - South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong Young (R) shakes hands with senior North Korean Cabinet councilor Kwon Ho Ung ahead of the 17th Cabinet-level talks between the two Koreas in Jeju on Dec. 14.

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(1)Koreas agree to promote 6-way nuclear talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Ryong Song (L), a senior North Korean cabinet councilor, and South Korean Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun shake hands after exchanging a joint press statement following an inter-Korean parley at a Seoul hotel Feb. 6.

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(2)Koreas agree to promote 6-way nuclear talks

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun (L) sees off Kim Ryong Song, a senior North Korean cabinet councilor, at a Seoul hotel Feb. 6 following a cabinet-level inter-Korean conference.

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(2)Koreas agree to settle nuclear issue peacefully

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun (L) sends off North Korea's Senior Cabinet Councilor Kim Ryong Song at a Seoul hotel July 12 after winding up inter-Korean talks. The two Koreas agreed to seek a peaceful settlement to the North's nuclear issue through ''appropriate talks.''

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(1)Koreas agree to settle nuclear issue peacefully

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun (L) and North Korea's Senior Cabinet Councilor Kim Ryong Song shake hands at a Seoul hotel July 12 after winding up inter-Korean talks. The two Koreas agreed to seek a peaceful settlement to the North's nuclear issue through ''appropriate talks.''

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(1)N. Korea warns standoff with U.S. may ignite nuclear war

SEOUL, South Korea - Senior Cabinet Councilor Kim Ryong Song (L) and South Korean Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun pose for a photograph before the start of the 11th round of ministerial-level talks at a Seoul hotel on July 9.

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(3)N. Korea warns standoff with U.S. may ignite nuclear war

SEOUL, South Korea - Senior Cabinet Councilor Kim Ryong Song (L) and South Korean Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun chats with each other at a dinner that followed the round of ministerial-level talks at a Seoul hotel on July 9.

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(2)N. Korea warns standoff with U.S. may ignite nuclear war

SEOUL, South Korea - Senior Cabinet Councilor Kim Ryong Song (L) and South Korean Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun are in talks at the 11th round of ministerial-level talks at a Seoul hotel on July 9. North Korea warned of ''disastrous consequences'' for the Korean Peninsula if the standoff arising from the North's nuclear weapons program leads to nuclear war.

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(3)9th inter-Korean ministerial talks held

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun (L) and Kim Ryong Song (R), a North Korean senior cabinet councilor, walk along together after the first plenary session of the ninth inter-Korean ministerial talks at a Seoul hotel Jan. 22.

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(2)9th inter-Korean ministerial talks held

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea's chief delegate Kim Ryong Song (L), a senior cabinet councilor, and his South Korean counterpart, Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun, shake hands at the beginning of the first plenary session of the ninth inter-Korean ministerial talks at a Seoul hotel Jan. 22.

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(4)N. Koreans arrive in Seoul for cabinet-level talks

SEOUL, South Korea - (From L to R) Kim Ryong Song, North Korea's senior cabinet councilor, South Korean Prime Minister Kim Suk Soo and South Korean Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun make a toast at a dinner at a Seoul hotel on Jan. 21. Kim, who heads a five-member N. Korean delegation for the ninth cabinet-level talks with S. Korea, arrived in Seoul earlier in the day.

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(3)N. Koreans arrive in Seoul for cabinet-level talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Ryong Song (L), North Korea's senior cabinet councilor, chats with South Korean Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun at a Seoul hotel Jan. 21. Kim, who heads a five-member N. Korean delegation for the ninth cabinet-level talks with S. Korea, arrived in Seoul earlier in the day.

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(2)N. Koreans arrive in Seoul for cabinet-level talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Ryong Song, a senior cabinet councilor who heads a five-member North Korean delegation for the ninth cabinet-level talks with South Korea, is welcomed at a Seoul hotel Jan. 21.

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(1)N. Koreans arrive in Seoul for cabinet-level talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Ryong Song, a senior cabinet councilor who heads a five-member North Korean delegation for the ninth cabinet-level talks with South Korea, arrives at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Jan. 21.

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2 Koreas agree to hold military talks at 'early date'

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Ryong Song (L), a senior cabinet councilor of North Korea, and South Korea's Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun shake hands at a hotel in Seoul on Aug. 14 before issuing a joint press statement at the end of a three-day cabinet-level meeting.

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(2) N., S. Korean ministerial talks enter 2nd day

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Ryong Song (R), a senior cabinet councilor of North Korea, and South Korea's Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun make a toast during a visit at a village outside Seoul on Aug. 13, the second day of cabinet-level talks between the two countries to revive the stalled inter-Korean reconciliation process.

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(4)Two Koreas start ministerial talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Ryong Song (L), a senior cabinet councilor of North Korea, and South Korea's Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun drink a toast at a dinner in Seoul on Aug. 12, the first day of ministerial talks between the two countries to discuss measures to revive the stalled inter-Korean reconciliation process.

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(2)Two Koreas start ministerial talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Ryong Song (R), a senior cabinet councilor of North Korea, and South Korea's Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun (L, back to camera) attend ministerial talks at a Seoul hotel Aug. 12 to discuss measures aimed at reviving the stalled inter-Korean reconciliation process.

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Two Koreas start ministerial talks

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun (R) and Kim Ryong Song, a senior cabinet councilor of North Korea, shake hands at a hotel in Seoul on Aug. 12. The two Koreas began a three-day, seventh round of ministerial talks aimed at reviving the stalled inter-Korean reconciliation process.

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N. Korea delegation arrives in South for ministerial talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Ryong Song (L), a senior cabinet councilor of North Korea heading a 29-member delegation from Pyongyang, is welcomed by a South Korean official at Incheon International Airport on Aug. 12. The delegation arrived to attend the seventh round of ministerial talks aimed at reviving the stalled inter-Korean reconciliation process.

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S., N. Korea agree to hold another round of family reunions

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Ryong Song (3rd from L), a senior cabinet councilor who heads the North Korean delegation, shake hands with South Korean Unification Minister Hong Soon Young in Seoul on Sept. 18 at the end of three-day, ministerial-level talks. The two Koreas agreed to hold a fourth round of temporary reunions next month for family members torn apart by the turbulence of the 1950-53 Korean War.

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S. Korean president meets North's senior cabinet councilor

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (R) shakes hands with North Korea's senior cabinet councilor Kim Ryong Song at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on Sept. 17. The North Korean official, who heads his country's delegation, is attending inter-Korea ministerial talks that resumed in Seoul the previous day.

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Suspended inter-Korea ministerial talks resume in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Delegates from North (L) and South Korea (R) attend a ministerial meeting Sept. 16 in Seoul, amid hopes the talks will succeed in restarting the stalled inter-Korean reconciliatory process. The S. Korean delegation is led by Hong Soon Young, unification minister, and the N. Korean delegation by Kim Ryong Song, a senior cabinet councilor.

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(2)Koreas agree to settle nuclear issue peacefully

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun (L) sends off North Korea's Senior Cabinet Councilor Kim Ryong Song at a Seoul hotel July 12 after winding up inter-Korean talks. The two Koreas agreed to seek a peaceful settlement to the North's nuclear issue through ''appropriate talks.'' (Kyodo)

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Inter-Korean talks fail, N. Korea denounces S. Korea

BUSAN, South Korea - South Korean Unification Minister Lee Jong Seok (L) on July 13 sends off Kwon Ho Ung (R), a senior Cabinet councilor who heads the North Korean mission at inter-Korean ministerial talks in Busan, after the two Koreas failed to reach agreements amid increasing tensions over the North's missile tests. (Kyodo)

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Inter-Korean talks fail, N. Korea denounces S. Korea

BUSAN, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (C), a senior Cabinet councilor who headed the North Korean mission at inter-Korean ministerial talks in Busan, and other mission members leave their hotel in the South Korean city on July 13 after the two Koreas failed to reach agreements amid increasing tensions over the North's missile tests. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea urges N. Korea to return to nuke talks

BUSAN, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (L), a North Korean senior Cabinet councilor, and South Korea's Unification Minister Lee Jong Seok shake hands in Busan on July 12 at the beginning of a plenary meeting of the 19th inter-Korean Cabinet-level talks. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean mission arrives in S. Korea for Cabinet-level talks

BUSAN, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (L), a North Korean senior Cabinet councilor, is in talks with South Korean Unification Minister Lee Jong Seok at a Busan hotel on July 11. Kwon arrived in the southeastern port city at the head of a five-member delegation to inter-Korean Cabinet-level talks. (Kyodo)

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2 Koreas seek swift implementation of nuclear agreement

JEJU, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (L), a senior North Korean Cabinet councilor, and South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong Young pose for photos at the end of three-day inter-Korean Cabinet-level talks in Jeju Island on Dec. 16. ''The South and the North agreed to take active and practical measures to ease military tensions and preserve peace on the Korean Peninsula,'' they said in a nine-point press statement. (Kyodo)

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Two Koreas hold 17th Cabinet-level talks

JEJU, South Korea - South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong Young (R) shakes hands with senior North Korean Cabinet councilor Kwon Ho Ung ahead of the 17th Cabinet-level talks between the two Koreas in Jeju on Dec. 14. (Kyodo)

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(2) N., S. Korean ministerial talks enter 2nd day

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Ryong Song (R), a senior cabinet councilor of North Korea, and South Korea's Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun make a toast during a visit at a village outside Seoul on Aug. 13, the second day of cabinet-level talks between the two countries to revive the stalled inter-Korean reconciliation process. (Kyodo)

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(2)Two Koreas start ministerial talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Ryong Song (R), a senior cabinet councilor of North Korea, and South Korea's Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun (L, back to camera) attend ministerial talks at a Seoul hotel Aug. 12 to discuss measures aimed at reviving the stalled inter-Korean reconciliation process. (Kyodo)

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(2)Koreas agree to promote 6-way nuclear talks

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun (L) sees off Kim Ryong Song, a senior North Korean cabinet councilor, at a Seoul hotel Feb. 6 following a cabinet-level inter-Korean conference. (Kyodo)

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(1)Koreas agree to promote 6-way nuclear talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Ryong Song (L), a senior North Korean cabinet councilor, and South Korean Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun shake hands after exchanging a joint press statement following an inter-Korean parley at a Seoul hotel Feb. 6. (Kyodo)

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(1)Koreas agree to settle nuclear issue peacefully

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun (L) and North Korea's Senior Cabinet Councilor Kim Ryong Song shake hands at a Seoul hotel July 12 after winding up inter-Korean talks. The two Koreas agreed to seek a peaceful settlement to the North's nuclear issue through ''appropriate talks.'' (Kyodo)

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(3)N. Korea warns standoff with U.S. may ignite nuclear war

SEOUL, South Korea - Senior Cabinet Councilor Kim Ryong Song (L) and South Korean Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun chats with each other at a dinner that followed the round of ministerial-level talks at a Seoul hotel on July 9. (Kyodo)

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(2)N. Korea warns standoff with U.S. may ignite nuclear war

SEOUL, South Korea - Senior Cabinet Councilor Kim Ryong Song (L) and South Korean Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun are in talks at the 11th round of ministerial-level talks at a Seoul hotel on July 9. North Korea warned of ''disastrous consequences'' for the Korean Peninsula if the standoff arising from the North's nuclear weapons program leads to nuclear war. (Kyodo)

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(1)N. Korea warns standoff with U.S. may ignite nuclear war

SEOUL, South Korea - Senior Cabinet Councilor Kim Ryong Song (L) and South Korean Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun pose for a photograph before the start of the 11th round of ministerial-level talks at a Seoul hotel on July 9. (Kyodo)

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(3)9th inter-Korean ministerial talks held

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun (L) and Kim Ryong Song (L), a North Korean senior cabinet councilor, walk along together after the first plenary session of the ninth inter-Korean ministerial talks at a Seoul hotel Jan. 22. (Kyodo)

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(2)9th inter-Korean ministerial talks held

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea's chief delegate Kim Ryong Song (L), a senior cabinet councilor, and his South Korean counterpart, Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun, shake hands at the beginning of the first plenary session of the ninth inter-Korean ministerial talks at a Seoul hotel Jan. 22. (Kyodo)

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(4)N. Koreans arrive in Seoul for cabinet-level talks

SEOUL, South Korea - (From L to R) Kim Ryong Song, North Korea's senior cabinet councilor, South Korean Prime Minister Kim Suk Soo and South Korean Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun make a toast at a dinner at a Seoul hotel on Jan. 21. Kim, who heads a five-member N. Korean delegation for the ninth cabinet-level talks with S. Korea, arrived in Seoul earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

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(3)N. Koreans arrive in Seoul for cabinet-level talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Ryong Song (L), North Korea's senior cabinet councilor, chats with South Korean Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun at a Seoul hotel Jan. 21. Kim, who heads a five-member N. Korean delegation for the ninth cabinet-level talks with S. Korea, arrived in Seoul earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

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(2)N. Koreans arrive in Seoul for cabinet-level talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Ryong Song, a senior cabinet councilor who heads a five-member North Korean delegation for the ninth cabinet-level talks with South Korea, is welcomed at a Seoul hotel Jan. 21. (Kyodo)

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(1)N. Koreans arrive in Seoul for cabinet-level talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Ryong Song, a senior cabinet councilor who heads a five-member North Korean delegation for the ninth cabinet-level talks with South Korea, arrives at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Jan. 21. (Kyodo)

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2 Koreas agree to hold military talks at 'early date'

SEOUL - Kim Ryong Song (L), a senior cabinet councilor of North Korea, and South Korea's Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun shake hands at a hotel in Seoul on Aug. 14 before issuing a joint press statement at the end of a three-day cabinet-level meeting. (Kyodo)