North Korea sent a message addressed to "all Koreans at home and abroad" this evening. It said they should make a "breakthrough" for unification without the help of other countries, its state media said. They said: “Let us make a breakthrough for independent reunification.” The announcement was issued by state-run media after a joint meeting of government and political parties. It added Koreans should wage an energetic drive to defuse the acute military tension and create a peaceful climate on the Korean peninsula. The announcement said all Koreans should "promote contact, travel, cooperation between North and South ... (full story)