S Korea, DPRK hold rare military talks

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    SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- South Korea and the Democratic（民主的） People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) held rare working-level military talks Thursday, the first time in nearly two years, the defense¹ ministry² said.
    Three officials from both sides of the border met in the truce³ village of Panmunjom（板门店） at the border at around 10:00 a.m. local time. It was the first military contacts since the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship⁴ in March.
    The two Koreas, whose relations remain at their lowest ebb⁵ in years following the incident, are expected to discuss pending⁶ military issues possibly including the fatal sinking that killed 46 sailors.
    The meeting, initially⁷ proposed by Pyongyang in what Seoul believed might be part of its peace overtures⁸, coincides five-day joint⁹ anti-submarine exercises by Seoul and Washington in the Yellow Sea held in response to the sinking.
    The last such military talks between Seoul and Pyongyang, former wartime rivals, were held in October 2008.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)