SEOUL: North Korea called on South Korea on Sunday to create a dialogue mood, citing the spread of anti-Pyongyang leaflets by activists here and the South's annual joint military drills with the United States as hindrances.

The North's powerful National Defense Commission warned that the South will face stern punishment unless it changes course.

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