ROK renews call for dialogue as offer fails

The Republic of Korea renewed its call on Monday for resuming dialogue with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea after its offer to hold talks in January failed amid disputes over various issues.

ROK Unification Ministry spokesman Lim Byeong-cheol told a news conference that if the DPRK really has a will to resolve pending issues and improve inter-Korean relations, it should return to the dialogue table.

Seoul's proposal for talks failed as no response came from Pyongyang until the end of January.