S. Korea urges DPRK to positively respond to peace initiative proposal
SEOUL, July 7 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's unification ministry urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to positively respond to President Moon Jae-in's peace initiative on the Korean Peninsula, which was proposed in Berlin, Germany.
Lee Yoo-jin, deputy spokesperson of the Unification Ministry, told a regular press briefing Friday that inter-Korean cooperation would be mandatory to draw up a breakthrough for peace on the peninsula, expressing an anticipation of the DPRK's positive response to South Korea's proposal for the peninsula's peace.
The proposal referred to the so-called "Korean Peninsula Peace Initiative" suggested Thursday by President Moon who was visiting Germany to attend a summit of Group of 20 (G20) leading economies.
Moon, who took office on May 10, explained his government's policy direction to establish a permanent peace on the peninsula, saying he will make the peninsula free from threats of nuclear weapons and war by acknowledging and respecting each other between the two Koreas.
The new South Korean leader proposed to implement the agreements reached by his two predecessors, Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moon-hyun, when they met with late DPRK leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang in 2000 and 2007.
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S.Korea may stop propaganda broadcasts in border areas according to DPRK's response: military
SEOUL, July 7 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's military on Friday indicated the stop of propaganda broadcasts in border areas according to the response from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Defense Ministry spokesman Moon Sang-kyun told a regular press briefing that though predictably speaking it was not possible at the current stage, it would need to watch what response the DPRK would make.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in proposed a so-called "Korean Peninsula Peace Initiative" in Berlin, Germany as he was visiting the European country to attend a summit of Group of 20.
As part of the initiative, Moon offered to stop any hostile acts near the military demarcation line (MDL), which has divided the Korean Peninsula for seven decades, from July 27, a date marking the 64th anniversary of the armistice agreement that ended the 1950-53 Korean War.
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