SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — South Korea proposed military talks with North Korea, the first since 2015, and a halt to hostile activities near the inter-Korean border, the South’s vice defense minister said on Monday (July 17), after a series of missile tests by the North in recent weeks.
Vice Defense Minister Suh Choo-suk told a news briefing that the South had asked Pyongyang to restore military communication lines as a response to the proposal.
The proposed talks would be at Tongilgak, a North Korean building at Panmunjom used for previous talks. The last government-level talks were held in December 2015.
The proposal came roughly a week after President Moon Jae-in said the need for dialogue with North Korea was more pressing than ever to curb Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile program
