:02:03
Efforts to hold a joint investigation
between the Koreas have failed,
:02:08
but recently negotiators
achieved a key breakthrough.
:02:10
Authorities from both countries
have agreed this afternoon
:02:14
to comply with an
investigation by the NNSC.
:02:18
Tensions have been running high
:02:20
amid suspicions of a
Northern nuclear program
:02:23
and the advance of U.S.
naval vessels into the East Sea.
:02:28
Both Koreas recognize the need
:02:34
to handle the recent conflict
calmly and objectively,
:02:39
and to avoid having this
trivial matter escalate into war.
:02:46
In accordance with the agreement,
the NNSC is planning to dispatch
:02:49
Swiss and Swedish law officers
with practical experience in this field.