ROK offers DPRK military, Red Cross talks

SEOUL - The Republic of Korea offered on Monday to hold military and Red Cross talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to ease tensions along their shared border and resume humanitarian exchanges.

ROK Defense Vice-Minister Suh Choo-suk said in a statement that the ROK proposed holding talks among military authorities on Friday at Tongilgak, a building on the DPRK side of the truce village of Panmunjom.

The dialogue would be aimed at stopping hostile acts that escalate military tensions near the military demarcation line dividing the two sides, the vice-minister said.