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| S. Korea accepts North's proposal on military talks |
| 2010-03-01 |
| SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has accepted a proposal by North Korea to hold military-level talks at their joint industrial complex in the North early this week, a military source in Seoul said Sunday. Last week, North Korea offered to hold the talks on Tuesday in the northern border city of Kaesong, where the complex is located, to discuss border transit, customs and communication issues involving the industrial park. Another high-ranking government official said the military-level talks will not be postponed. Despite tensions on the Korean Peninsula, Seoul and Pyongyang have been trying to set up the meeting of working-level military officials to discuss eased access and fewer restrictions on border crossings to the complex by South Koreans. Currently, 115 small-sized South Korean garment and other labor-intensive firms are operating at the park, employing about 40,000 North Koreans. The park is the most visible outcome of reconciliation efforts between the divided Koreas. |
| Posted by:Steve White |