SKorea: NKorea wants defense talks held earlier
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}South Korea says the North has pushed for rare defense talks between the rivals to be held sooner than the South proposes.
South Korea agreed last week to talks on easing hostility on the Korean peninsula.
The Defense Ministry said in a statement Monday that North Korea wants a preliminary meeting on Tuesday to prepare for higher-level defense talks.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}But the ministry repeated that the South wanted the preliminary talks to take place Feb. 11.
The talks are aimed at easing tensions after North Korea's artillery bombardment of a South Korean island in November and the sinking of warship last March.