Rodong Sinmun on Practical Proposal for Radically Improving North-South Relations

Pyongyang, May 27 (KCNA) -- To defuse military tensions is the basic condition for creating the atmosphere of confidence and improving the north-south relations, says Rodong Sinmun Friday in an article. The Korean peninsula is the hottest spot in the world incomparable with any region in the light of acute military standoff and density of armed forces deployment, the article notes, and goes on: In order to save the Koreans from the danger of war and make a new breakthrough in improved inter-Korean relations and national reunification, it is necessary to defuse military tensions without delay. What is the most important is for the north and the south to take practical steps for defusing military tensions and reducing the danger of clash in the area along the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) and the hotspot in the West Sea. In order to achieve peace and reunification of the Korean peninsula, it is, first of all, necessary to hold dialogue and negotiations between the military authorities of the north and the south. Now is the time for the north and the south to work hard for detente and peace on the basis of the practical proposal for improving the relations. It is the steadfast stand and will of the Workers' Party of Korea and the DPRK government to improve the north-south relations through dialogue and negotiations, not by confrontation and war, and achieve independent reunification, peace and prosperity. -0-