South Korea is concentrating on issues which it hopes may be relatively easier for North Korea to accept, such as setting up a hot-line between commanders on both sides of the demilitarised zone, the mutual notification of military exercises, and exchange visits between officers from both sides.
Hard-line opponents of hunting accept that such a formula, combined with a ban on hare coursing and stag hunting, may be acceptable to many Labour MPs who have so far voted consistently for an outright ban.