Post by Anne on Oct 12, 2009 18:52:53 GMT
North Korea has fired five short range missiles of its coast, a report says North Korea has fired five short-range missiles off its east coast, a news report said, even as South Korea proposed working-level talks with its communist neighbour.
Yonhap news agency, citing an unidentified South Korean government official, said the North test-fired the missiles from its eastern coastal launch pad.
Yonhap said the North has issued a no-sail zone in an area off the east coast between October 10 to October 20, an apparent indication it was planning missile tests.
Calls to the South Korean Defence Ministry seeking comment on the report were not answered.
Earlier, South Korea proposed working-level officials of the two sides meet on Wednesday discuss how to prevent floods in the Imjin River running through their heavily armed border.
The South also proposed a separate meeting of Red Cross officials to discuss reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.
However, Unification Ministry spokesman Chun Hae-sung said that Seoul had no plan to resume a high-level dialogue with the North
Yonhap news agency, citing an unidentified South Korean government official, said the North test-fired the missiles from its eastern coastal launch pad.
Yonhap said the North has issued a no-sail zone in an area off the east coast between October 10 to October 20, an apparent indication it was planning missile tests.
Calls to the South Korean Defence Ministry seeking comment on the report were not answered.
Earlier, South Korea proposed working-level officials of the two sides meet on Wednesday discuss how to prevent floods in the Imjin River running through their heavily armed border.
The South also proposed a separate meeting of Red Cross officials to discuss reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.
However, Unification Ministry spokesman Chun Hae-sung said that Seoul had no plan to resume a high-level dialogue with the North