Ministry of People's Armed Forces Again Sends Notice to South Side's Military Authorities

Pyongyang, May 25 (KCNA) -- The Ministry of the People's Armed Forces of the DPRK sent again the following notice to the south side's military authorities Tuesday: The purpose of the military authorities' talks is not to call in question what is the principal reason for creating the military tensions on the Korean peninsula and who is to blame for them. The opening of the inter-Korean military authorities' talks reflects all Koreans' expectation and desire for immediate discussion and solution to pressing issues such as the danger of military clashes along the Military Demarcation Line and in the hotspot of the West Sea which may spark physical confrontation right now. A spark of clash is bound to spill over to a war between the north and the south and it is the Korean nation who will fall victim to it. Nothing can be a prerequisite or excuse for denying dialogue and shunning negotiations, the best way of settling all issues. To refuse to meet, misusing an important issue decisive of the rise and fall of the Korean nation for achieving an absurd political purpose, is nothing but a far-fetched assertion that convinces no one. The DPRK remains unchanged in its stand to hold a working-level contact for opening the north-south military authorities' talks late in May or early in June. The south Korean authorities should immediately respond to the DPRK's proposal for ensuring peace of the country and security of the nation by deescalating the acute military tensions between the north and the south. -0-