S. Korea proposes inter-Korean military talks on easing border tensions

South Korea on Monday proposed holding inter-Korean

military talks on Friday to reduce tensions along the border, Yonhap

News Agency reported.

The talks aim to halt "all acts

of hostility" near the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) that bisects the

two Koreas, said the South Korean Ministry of National Defense.

Seoul wants to have the rare meeting at Tongilgak, a DPRK building in the truce village of Panmunjom, the ministry said.

The government delivered another proposal on reopening Red Cross talks on August 1 to discuss ways to resume family reunions.