ROK white paper avoids referring to DPRK as an 'enemy'

SEOUL - Seoul stopped calling Pyongyang an "enemy" in its biennial defense document published on Tuesday, an apparent effort to continue reconciliation with its neighbor.

The development came as leaders of the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea are looking to set up their second summit to defuse an international standoff over the DPRK's nuclear program.

Republic of Korea's Defense Ministry white paper published and posted on its website doesn't include typical terms labeling DPRK its "enemy", "present enemy" or "main enemy".