Monday, October 02, 2006

Defense: North and South Korea hold military talks at Panmunjom

Yonhap news agency reports military officers from South and North Korea met at the Truce Village in Panmunjom on Monday for the first time since the communist country test-fired missiles three months ago.Army Col.

Moon Sung-mook, chief of the three-member South Korean delegation to the talks, expressed hope that the contact will contribute to easing tension on the Korean Peninsula.