DPRK, ROK talks end with no progress

BEIJING - Working-level military talks between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) at the truce village of Panmunjom ended in an impasse on Wednesday.

An official from the ROK's Defense Ministry told Yonhap News Agency on condition of anonymity that the talks stalled and both sides were unable to reach an agreement on a date for future dialogue.

Discussions between colonels from both sides lasted for two days, and their meeting was the first dialogue since the exchange of fire at the ROK's Yeonpyeong Island in November.