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UN command offers North Korea confidence-building measures.

BBC Monitoring International Reports

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Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap

SEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) - The United Nations Command (UNC) in South Korea said Friday it has offered North Korea basic confidence-building measures that may be taken "action for action," as the communist state stepped up its criticism of the US over an upcoming joint military drill with South Korea.

The statement released by the US-led UNC did not go into detail. Spokesman Dave Palmer only said the UNC proposed further talks with North Korea to discuss ways "to be more open, build more confidence."

"We have certainly made many offers, including continued talks," he said.

North Korea demanded earlier this week in its first general-level encounter with the UNC in over …

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