SEOUL: Whether to lift blanket sanctions Seoul imposed on Pyongyang in 2010 in retaliation for a deadly naval attack has emerged as a sensitive topic here, as the two sides are gearing up for the resumption of high-level dialogue.
North Korea has made a couple of provocative acts since it sent a delegation of top officials to South Korea on Oct 4 and agreed to resume high-level talks in early November at the latest. Despite recent exchanges of fire across sea and land borders, neither side seems ready to ditch the opportunity to reopen bilateral dialogue.
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