UN chief welcomes deal to defuse Korea standoff

August 25, 2015 02:55

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today applauded an agreement between North and South Korea to defuse a military standoff, saying momentum from the deal could help manage other problems on the divided peninsula.

The agreement, announced today, followed a rare artillery exchange over the Korean border last week in which North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un order his frontline troops onto war-footing.

"I warmly welcome the news of an agreement reached between the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea today," Ban said in a statement.

He voiced hope that the agreement to hold regular talks "will serve as a mechanism to effectively manage any problems that may arise on the Korean peninsula."

In the agreement, the North expressed regret over landmine blasts that had maimed two South Korean soldiers and the South agreed to conditionally halt broadcasts of propaganda over the border -- the two main triggers of last week's standoff.

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