KOREAN SECURITY MEET SET
South Korea’s chief delegate Lee Sang-Min (L), a senior Unification Ministry official, shakes hands with his North Korean counterpart Pak Chol-Su (R) during their meeting at the Kaesong Industrial District Management Committee in Kaesong on July 16. South Korea has invited the North’s Vice Defense Minister to attend an international security conference in Seoul in September. AFP PHOTO
South Korea’s chief delegate Lee Sang-Min (L), a senior Unification Ministry official, shakes hands with his North Korean counterpart Pak Chol-Su (R) during their meeting at the Kaesong Industrial District Management Committee in Kaesong on July 16. South Korea has invited the North’s Vice Defense Minister to attend an international security conference in Seoul in September. AFP PHOTO
SEOUL: South Korea on Friday invited a North Korean vice defence minister to attend an international security conference in September in Seoul, despite cross-border military tensions, officials said.