Delegates from South and North Korea have ended a morning session of talks on resuming South Korean tours to the North's Geumgang Mountain and border city of Gaeseong.

During the 46-minute meeting held at Gaeseong on Monday, South and North Korea presented their basic positions on resuming tours to the North Korean mountain resort.

Trips to the scenic mountain were halted after a South Korean tourist was shot dead in July 2008.

The Unification Ministry in Seoul said the South Korean delegation demanded the North explain the shooting death, promise to prevent a recurrence and guarantee internationally acceptable levels of tourist safety.

A ministry official said the delegations from both sides listened “calmly” while the other was delivering its keynote speech. But the North Korean delegation reportedly differed on the three demands put forth by the South Korean delegation.

It is the first official inter-Korean meeting to discuss the tours since the programs were halted altogether a year and seven months ago.