SEOUL: South Korea urged the North on Friday to break its silence on an offer of military talks aimed at easing simmering tensions over the hermit state’s nuclear ambitions. Seoul had proposed to hold rare inter-Korea talks this week at the border truce village of Panmunjom to ease hostilities after a series of missile tests this year. “We urge the North again to respond to our talks proposal,” he said. The military talks, if realised, would have marked the first official inter-Korea talks since December 2015. Monday’s twin proposals are the first concrete steps towards rapprochement with the North since South Korea elected dovish President Moon Jae-In in May.

Source: Manila Times July 21, 2017 04:07 UTC