Asia-Pacific

ROK to talk over volcanic activities in DPRK

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-03-22 14:08

SEOUL - Republic of Korea (ROK) on Tuesday agreed to a proposal by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to hold a meeting over volcanic activities at Mount Paekdu, ROK unification ministry said.

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ROK suggested experts from the two Koreas meet on March 29 in the ROK border city of Munsan to discuss a possibility of volcanic eruption at the mountain on the border with China.

"In a message (delivered to the DPRK,) the ROK side agreed on the need for inter-Korean cooperation on volcanic activities at Mount Paekdu," the unification ministry said in a press release.

The DPRK's proposal came last week in what observers here say might be a sign that the country is willing to ease inter-Korean tension.