That crisis was averted when the North agreed to freeze its nuclear program.
But it is not clear that the North has agreed to this.
They were the first bodies of drowned citizens that the North has agreed to accept since 1996.
North agreed that the whole thing was yet another case of "irrational exuberance".
But even if the North agrees, defining "disarmament" may be very difficult.
These steps, the North has agreed, will all be verifiable by international inspection.
The North also agreed to provide full details on its long-rumored uranium program.
In the agreement, the North agreed to scrap its current policy on nuclear weapons.
The North eventually agreed to freeze its nuclear program.
"And they say the North and South can never agree on anything."