DPRK says proposes talks with RoK for next week
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has proposed talks with the Republic of Korea (RoK) to be held on Nov. 26 at the truce village on their militarized border, the North's KCNA news agency reported on November 20.
The talks, if held, would be the first government-level meeting focused on easing tension since the two sides agreed to improve ties following an armed standoff in August.
A spokesman for the RoK's Unification Ministry could not immediately be reached for comment.
As part of the August agreement, the two sides held reunions last month of families separated during the 1950-53 Korean war.
The DPRK and the RoK are technically still at war because the conflict ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty.