South Korea’s working-level delegation head Lee Duk-Haeng (second from right) talks with his North Korean counterpart Park Yong-Il (second from left) during a meeting on resuming reunions for families separated by the Korean War, at the truce village of Panmunjom on Wednesday. AFP PHOTO
South Korea’s working-level delegation head Lee Duk-Haeng (second from right) talks with his North Korean counterpart Park Yong-Il (second from left) during a meeting on resuming reunions for families separated by the Korean War, at the truce village of Panmunjom on Wednesday. AFP PHOTO

SEOUL: Barely a day after the two Koreas agreed to resume reunions for divided families, North Korea threatened on Thursday to renege on the deal unless the South scraps looming military drills with the United States.

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