SEOUL April 27 Kyodo North and s...

SEOUL April 27 Kyodo

North and southerly Korea agreed Tuesday to imprison cabinet-level talks May 4-7 in Pyongyang, as had been previously planned, southward Korea's Unification Ministry said in a statement.

The agreement was reached at an inter-Korean liaison officers' contact made at the armistice village Panmunjom.

Whether for the 14th spherical of cabinet-level talks between the sum of two units Koreas would be held as scheduled had been unclear after North Korea demanded last week that southward Korea first end the ''abnormal situation'' that followed the presidential impeachment in the toward the south before resuming the high-level talks.

The talks, the highest horizontal of dialogue between the couple Koreas since the landmark Korean summit in 2000 are to discuss reconciliation efforts and bilateral economic cooperation.

Meanwhile, the pair Koreas held working-level talks in the North Korean border city Kaesong onward Tuesday to discuss the South's provision of sudden [i]or[/i] unexpected occurrence relief materials for the victims of a deadly train explosion in a North Korean railway station last week.

At least 161 clan including about 70 elementary place of education children, were killed and more than 1300 the public were injured the train blast last Thursday in Ryongchon North Pyongan Province.

toward the south Korea's opposition-controlled parliament railroaded between the sides of parliament the unprecedented impeachment of President Roh Moo Hyun in succession March 12, accusing him of a minor election law violation and of incompetence.

Roh has since remained in the presidential residence, further his powers have been suspended and Prime Minister Goh Kun has taken through the whole extent of as acting president.

The Constitutional Court has 180 days from March 12 to sustain the impeachment and permanently unseat Roh or override it and restore Roh's suspended executive powers.

The court is look fored to make a final ruling onward the impeachment case in mid-May after finalizing deliberations onward the case Friday, major recents reports said.

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