North Korea harshly criticized South Korea Thursday, June13 for the cancellation of high-level talks between the two sides, indicating it would not seek dialogue for the time being, Yohnap news agency reported.
The North accused the South of deliberately "creating an obstacle" to the resumption of high-level talks by taking issue with the rank of North Korea's top delegate.
"This fully proves that the south side had no intent to hold dialogue from the beginning and that it only sought to create an obstacle to the talks, delay and torpedo them after reluctantly taking part in the talks, far from solving issues at the negotiating table," a spokesman for the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea (CPRK) said in a spokesman's statement.
The statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and monitored in Seoul also said that the North had nothing to expect from talks between authorities of the North and South, an indication that the communist country will not seek a resumption of talks anytime soon.
"The recent impolite and immoral provocative behavior of the puppet group made us think once again whether it will be possible either to properly discuss matters or improve the inter-Korean relations even if the talks between authorities are opened in the future," the CPRK said.
Tensions mounted on the Korean Peninsula earlier this year after North Korea conducted new nuclear and missile tests. Pyongyang threatened Seoul and the United States with war and closed off the joint industrial zone in Kaesong following a new round of international sanctions, but later voiced willingness to negotiate.
