SEOUL, May 21 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's defense ministry on Saturday dismissed the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s dialogue overtures on military matters, demanding sincere actions for denuclearization be first secured before any inter-Korean talks.
Seoul's defense ministry said in a brief statement that there had been no change in its stance that the DPRK's denuclearization measures should be first made before the resumption of any talks with Pyongyang, reiterating its position announced a day earlier in response to the DPRK's dialogue proposal.
The statement came about an hour after the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces under the DPRK's National Defense Commission sent a notice to South Korea's military authorities, proposing a preparation dialogue for inter-governmental military talks.
According to the DPRK's state-run Pyongyang Broadcasting Station (PBS), the country had made overtures to the South for a working-level contact to hold inter-governmental military talks at a convenient venue and date for both sides between late May and early June to ease military tensions on the Korean peninsula and create a trustworthy atmosphere between the two sides.
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