(VOVworld) – The two Koreas resumed rare high-level talks Sunday aimed at resolving the ongoing military crisis, with both sides maintaining full combat readiness along the border.

North Korean and South Korean officials attempted to tamp down tensions at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the Demilitarized Zone on Saturday (Photo: Yonhap)

South Korea's presidential spokesman Min Kyung-wook told reporters that the two Koreas had nightlong negotiations at the truce village of Panmunjom through early Sunday morning on "how to resolve the situation that was recently created, and how to improve inter-Korean relations. The two sides agreed to resume on Sunday afternoon to ease tensions that have pushed them to the brink of a possible military confrontation.