NEW : The South Korean Defense Ministry declines to comment on the situation . Seoul , South Korea ( CNN ) -- North Korea on Monday proposed that `` all hostile military activities '' with South Korea `` come to a complete halt '' this week , but it attached a number of conditions that Seoul is likely to reject . North Korea asks for an end to hostilities starting Friday . But it makes a number of decisions unlikely to sit well with South Korea . They include avoiding intrusions at sea and canceling joint exercises with the North .
NEW : The South Korean Defense Ministry declines to comment on the situation . North Korea asks for an end to hostilities starting Friday . But it makes a number of decisions unlikely to sit well with South Korea . They include avoiding intrusions at sea and canceling joint exercises with the North .