Koreas hold 2nd round of volcano talks

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Source: Korea Herald

The two Koreas held another meeting of geologists over a volcano the North honors as its leader’s birthplace Tuesday, a move viewed by both sides as a possible step toward resuming a long-stalled official dialogue.

Meeting for the second time since March 29, experts from the two sides gathered in the North’s border town of Gaeseong to coordinate measures over Mount Baekdu in the wake of escalating concerns over natural disasters following the massive quake in Japan.

Relations between the Koreas, who are technically still at war, remain at the worst point in decades after North Korea conducted two deadly attacks last year that killed 50 South Koreans including two civilians.

Located on the border between North Korea and China, Mount Baekdu is the highest point on the Korean Peninsula and Manchuria standing at 2,744 meters. Its Korean name meaning “white-headed mountain,” Baekdu is also considered a sacred symbol of ancestry by both Koreas.

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