MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Saturday, a South Korean senior official said that the two sides had agreed to hold the negotiations in the border village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone. Shortly after that, North Korea confirmed it was ready for the talks and would join them.
The Yonhap news agency reported, citing the South Korean presidential spokesman that the talks were adjourned in the early hours of Sunday, and will continue later in the day.
Following the exchange of fire, North Korea announced it was ready to bring its troops to full combat readiness.
The tensions between the neighbors come as Seoul resumed anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts along the border, a practice it suspended more than a decade ago.
Saturday was the last day for Seoul to dismantle loudspeakers broadcasting propaganda under the North Korean ultimatum.