South Korean Army Col. Moon Sung-mook(L) shakes hands with his DPRK counterpart Pak Ki-yong before talks at the truce village of Panmunjom Oct. 2, 2006. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery >>>

SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) held working-level military talks at the truce village of Panmunjom on Monday but failed to reach any agreements.

    "No agreement was made today. But both sides will review the demands from each other," said South Korean Army Col. Moon Sung-mook, who is the chief delegate of the three-member South Korean delegation to the talks, late on the day.

    During the two-hour talks between Moon and his DPRK counterpart Pak Ki-yong, the two sides exchanged opions over issues concerned, Moon said.

    Pak asked South Korea to stop anti-communist propaganda activities by conservative South Korean civic and religious groups during the talks, stressing the activities violated an inter-Korean military agreement in which both sides promised to stop issuing propaganda via publication, broadcasting or hand-out leaflets along the demilitarized zone, Moon said.

    The DPRK side criticized during the meeting the activities by some South Korean conservative and religious groups to deliver anti-communist messages via balloons across the border, Moon told reporters.

    "They asked us to ban South Korean tourists and officials from making provocative acts at the Mount Geumgang resort, including carrying cell phones, books, newspapers, magazines and GPS equipment there," Moon said.

    At the talks, the South Korean side appealed for the resumption of inter-Korean talks between defense ministers and urged the DPRK to provide military guarantee for safe operation of cross-border railways, Moon said.

    Both sides failed to set a date for a new round of military talks, Moon said.

    Monday's military talks was the first inter-Korean military contact since the two sides held a general-level negotiation in May. Enditem