South
Korean authorities on Friday invited North Korea to attend the security talks
slated for September in Seoul.
South
Korea has asked the North Korean Ministry of the People’s Armed Forces to send
a vice minister to the Seoul Defence Dialogue (SDD) scheduled to run from
September 9-11, Yonhap News Agency quoted a ministry official as saying.
"Since
the launch of the SDD in 2012, it is the first time South Korea has invited
North Korea," the official said.
The
invitation called on North Korea to "discuss a variety of items on peace
and security, as well as global issues", the official added.
A
total of 33 countries will attend the SDD.
The
US, China, Japan, Russia and other participating nations will send their vice
defence ministers to the meeting. –End-
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