posts, South Korea says Seoul, July 22, SPA -- North Korean military officerswere unwilling at recent talks to discuss South Korea'sproposal to remove their respective guard posts along theDemilitarized Zone that separates the two countries, SouthKorean officials said Friday, AP reported. The North Korean officials seemed pessimistic about theSouth's suggestion made during working-level military talksWednesday, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. The North «said it was not appropriate to discuss anumber of issues at the same time and it is desirable tocompletely finalize one issue after another,» the ministrysaid. Since last month's deadly rampage by a conscript thatkilled eight soldiers at a front-line unit, South Koreanlawmakers have called for removal of the guard posts thatare stationed inside the 4-kilometer-wide (2.5-mile-wide)Demilitarized Zone in violation of a cease-fire agreementsigned in 1953.--mor1121 Local Time 0821 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/278371