FILE PHOTO: A North Korean soldier keeps watch toward the south at the truce village of Panmunjom, South Korea July 19, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's proposed military talks aimed at easing tension between the two Koreas planned for Friday failed to happen after the North snubbed the call, a setback for new President Moon Jae-in's hopes for dialogue.
The North has remained silent on the South Korean proposal, made on Monday, for talks on ways to avoid hostilities along their heavily fortified border.
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