Seoul has no plans for new negotiations with Pyongyang

The Republic of Korea said on Monday that it had no plans to propose a fresh dialogue with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea after rare high-level talks over the weekend fizzled out with no agreement.

The vice-ministerial-level talks on ways to improve ties - the first of their kind for nearly two years - ended on Saturday in the DPRK border city of Kaesong after two days of marathon negotiations, with no agreement and no commitment to meet again.

Both sides blamed each other for the deadlock, with Pyongyang accusing Seoul of refusing to discuss "core issues", and the ROK accusing the DPRK of prioritizing economic projects over humanitarian issues.