North Korea and South Korea set for first official talks in two years North Korea and South Korea set for first official talks in two years The Long-stalled Talks Come After The Northâs Leader Kim Jong-Un Indicated In His New Yearâs Speech That Pyongyang Was Willing To Send A Delegation To The Winter Games In The South. PTI | Updated on: 09 Jan 2018, 09:46:46 AM Seoul: Top officials from North and South Korea will hold their first official dialogue in more than two years on Tuesday after months of high tensions over Pyongyang’s weapons ambitions. The long-stalled talks come after the North’s leader Kim Jong-Un indicated in his New Year’s speech that Pyongyang was willing to send a delegation to the Winter Games in the South.