Seoul,Dhul-AlQadah 9, 1436 AH, August 24, 2015, SPA -- Talks aimed at defusing tensions between the Koreas entered a third day Monday, following recent exchanges of artillery fire and threats of war, dpa reported. There were no obvious signs of progress in the talks, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported. The North's ruling party newspaper Rodong Sinmum accused Seoul of deliberately escalating tensions. Kim Kwan Jin, South Korea's national security adviser, and Hwang Pyong So, the North Korean military's highest political officer, are meeting at the border village of Panmunjom, South Korean presidential spokesman Min Kyung Wook said. Hwang is considered a close confidante of the country's leader, Kim Jong Un. Hong Yong Pyo, South Korea's unification minister, and Kim Yang Gon, his North Korean equivalent and a senior member of the ruling party, were also taking part. Min refused to give further details while the negotiations are ongoing. -- SPA 10:40 LOCAL TIME 07:40 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w