MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) - North...
incidents in the future."The incident occurred as North Korea is seeking direct talks with the United States on its nuclear program in exchange for economic and diplomatic incentives, and just ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama"s trip to South Korea as part of his Asian tour next week.
The article also said the clash dampened the prospects of inter-Korean dialogue, which had recently shown substantial progress.
This was the first clash in seven years along the demarcation line set unilaterally by the U.S.-led UN forces after the Korean War ended in 1953.
Pyongyang does not recognize the NLL, and the two Koreas are technically still at war as they have not signed a peace treaty.
In 1999 and 2002 deadly clashes along the NLL killed at least six South Koreans and dozens of North Korean sailors.
Nonlethal armed incidents have also occasionally taken place in the area.
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