Koreas make historic radio exchange

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AFP , SEOUL
Tuesday, Jun 15, 2004,Page 5

The South and North Korean navies established radio contact for the first time yesterday in a major step towards easing tension on the Cold War's last frontier, officials said.

Warships from the two sides successfully communicated using a common radio frequency, flags and light signals along a disputed sea border in the Yellow Sea as part of new measures to prevent accidental clashes, navy officials said.

"Navy ships from both sides have been in radio contact from 00:00 GMT, sailing along the sea border off the west coast," a South Korean navy spokesman said.

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1. An encouraging sign.

I for one would like to see a sane, united Korea. It's time to heal those old wounds from the past and move on.