(LEAD) S. Korea expects high-level talks with N. Korea this month

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea still hopes for the resumption of high-level talks with North Korea late this month despite sharp military tensions and Pyongyang's reticence about Seoul's dialogue offer, an official here said Monday.

The North has not responded to the South's proposal that another round of vice ministerial talks be held on Oct. 30, according to unification ministry spokesman Lim Byeong-cheol.

"Our government expects the second South-North high-level contact to be held on Oct. 30 as we suggested on Oct. 13," he said at a press briefing.

He pointed out that the two sides have already agreed to hold the meeting between late October and early November.

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