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DPRK urges ROK to improve inter-Korean relations
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-10-17 15:52

PYONGYANG: The official Rodong Sinmun daily of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) urged the Republic of Korea (ROK) Saturday to take actions to improve inter-Korean relations, in a bid to realize the national reunification.

Improving inter-Korean relations was a precondition of the national reunification, said an article carried by the Rodong Sinmun.

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The DPRK had taken practical actions to improve inter-Korean relations since August, which showed the will of the DPRK to develop inter-Korean relations, it said,  urging South Korea to abandon its confrontation policy.

The DPRK has taken a series of gentle measures toward the ROK, including resuming border tourism and reunions of separated families.