(VOVworld) – North Korea’s top negotiator at the recent inter-Korea talks said the deal reached Tuesday between Seoul and Pyongyang should be a “stepping stone” to more dialogue.

Kim Yang Gon, Director of the United Front Department of the Korean Workers' Party, said on North Korean state media Thursday that he would do his utmost to improve North-South relations (Photo: Yonhap)

Kim Yang Gon, Director of the United Front Department of the Korean Workers’ Party, told North Korean state media Thursday that the agreement helped ease tensions on the Korean peninsula and paved the way toward peace, security, reconciliation, and co-operation. He said both sides need to abide by the agreement to improve bilateral relations.