South Korea has proposed to North Korea Tuesday that talks on resuming Mount Kumgang tours be held on September 25. The Ministry of Unification said that North Korea had sent a message urging South Korea to respond through the communication line at the truce village of Panmunjom. Seoul responded by sending the message that it would prefer to hold talks on September 25 rather than on Thursday as North Korea has proposed. The Ministry said that the two Koreas should seek constructive ways to resume the tours by approaching the issue in a more cautious manner. South Korea emphasized that reuniting families separated by the inter- Korean war is a humanitarian issue unrelated to resuming the Mount Kumgang tours.