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Jul 21, 2017

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Spokesperson Moon Sang-gyun from the Ministry of National Defense gives a briefing on the dialogue Seoul offered Pyongyang, on July 21. (Yonhap News)

Spokesperson Moon Sang-gyun from the Ministry of National Defense gives a briefing on the dialogue Seoul offered Pyongyang, on July 21. (Yonhap News)



By Hur SomEe and Kim Young Shin

The South Korean government asked North Korea to respond to its proposal for inter-Korean military talks on July 17.

On July 21, Spokesperson Moon Sang-gyun from the Ministry of National Defense pressed North Korea to give a positive response, saying, "It's an urgent task to ease military tension between Korea and the North, and to restore communication channels for military discussions.”

sehp91@korea.kr

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