عنوان درس: پوزش به خاطر سیل گرفتگی

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More than five weeks after North Korea released millions of tonnes of water from a dam and sent it surging south across the border, South Korea says it has received the apology it was seeking.

The meeting to discuss the incident had been requested by the South Korean government, and according to a spokesman, the officials who travelled to the North Korean city of Kaesong for the talks received an expression of regret from their northern counterparts as well as the offer of condolences to the families of six South Koreans killed in the flooding.

North Korea said soon after the incident that it had no choice but to release a large volume of water from its dam on the Imjin river in order to avoid a bigger catastrophe.

The flood control talks are being held at the same time as reports suggest North Korea may be preparing to launch more short range missiles. It test fired five missiles off its east coast on Monday. Although short range, South Korea has argued that the tests are provocative as they are in breach of UN resolutions banning the testing of all types of ballistic weaponry. If nothing else, the timing of this latest flexing of military muscle is puzzling. In recent talks with Beijing, Pyongyang is reported to have signalled that it might be willing to return to the stalled nuclear disarmament talks.

John Sudworth, BBC News, Seoul

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received the apology it was seeking
(کره جنوبی) پوزش طلبی را که ( از کره شمالی) انتظار داشت دریافت کرد

an expression of regret
ابراز تاسف

offer of condolences
تسلیت گفتن

in order to avoid a bigger catastrophe
برای جلوگیری از بروز فاجعه های بزرگ تر

preparing to launch more short range missiles
آماده شدن برای پرتاب موشک های کوتاه برد بیشتر

provocative
تحریک آمیز

are in breach of UN resolutions
قطعنامه های سازمان ملل متحد را نقض می کنند

ballistic weaponry
تسلیحات بالیستیک (موشکی)

latest flexing of military muscle
تازه ترین تلاش ارتش برای قدرت نمایی

stalled nuclear disarmament talks
گفتگوهای متوقف مانده در باره خلع سلاح هسته ای