N Korea proposes talks on destroying S Korean facilities
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South Korea says North Korea formally proposed talks over the possible demolition of South Korean-made hotels and other tourist facilities at the North's Diamond Mountain resort, which leader Kim Jong Un called "shabby" and "unpleasant-looking." The North has expressed frustration that the South won't defy international sanctions and resume South Korean tours at the site.
Seoul's Unification Ministry said Friday it received a letter from the North proposing discussions on the issue through exchanges of documents. Tours to Diamond Mountain were a major symbol of cooperation between the Koreas and valuable cash source for the North's broken economy before the South suspended them in 2008 after a North Korean guard shot and killed a South Korean tourist.
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