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S.Korea, DPRK agree to hold military talks

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-10-01 18:29

SEOUL  -- South Korea and the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea (DPRK) agreed to hold military talks on Thursday, South Korean Defense Ministry said Wednesday.

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It will be the first time that the two sides hold military talks since South Korean President Lee Myung-bak took office in late February.

The DPRK side proposed to hold the talks on Tuesday, but the South Korean side offered to hold the talks on Thursday, local media said.

"The North (DPRK) has responded positively to our counterproposal to hold the talks on Thursday and agreed to hold the talks from 10 a.m.," South Korea's Yonhap News Agency quoted unnamed defense ministry officials as saying.

The talks will be held at the truce village of Panmunjom, said South Korean Defense Ministry, without giving more details about the agenda of the talks.