DPRK, S. Korea differ on peace treaty

The South Korean Foreign Ministry says the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's proposal on a peace treaty is somewhat different from the South's original position.

The DPRK wants to reach a peace treaty to replace the ceasefire that ended the 1950-53 Korean War.

The DPRK is also outlining circumstances for the peace talks.

KRT Newsreader, said, "The above-mentioned talks may be held either at a separate forum, as laid down in the September 19 Joint Statement, or in the framework of the six-party talks for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula like the DPRK-US talks now underway in view of their nature and significance."

South Korea's foreign ministry spokesman Moon Tae-young speaks at a news conference in Seoul December 25, 2009. REUTERS/Choi Jae-goo/Yonhap