Ten days have passed since South Korea asked North Korea... if it wanted to hold high-level talks on October 30th,... but Pyongyang has yet to give its response to the proposal.
But the regime has warned of fresh attacks on the South if anti-North Korean leaflets are flown across the border this weekend.
Kwon Soa reports.
Still no word from Pyongyang.
South Korea saw another day come and go on Tuesday with no response from North Korea over its proposal to hold high-level political talks next Thursday.
The North′s state-run Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday that inter-Korean relations are at a critical crossroads, adding that if South Korea wants to hold the talks, it should first create an atmosphere for improving relations.
This comes a day after Pyongyang warned it would retaliate if Seoul continues with what it called "provocations."
North Korea was referring to an incident on Sunday when the two Koreas traded fire across their shared border,... this after 10 North Korean soldiers were seen approaching the Military Demarcation Line near the border city of Paju.
Heightened military tensions have cast a dark cloud over prospects the talks will go ahead as planned.
Experts believe North Korea′s hostile behavior that follows a recent visit by a high-level North Korean delegation is a calculated move, and that the regime wants to put itself in a better position for talks.
"There is a high chance that North Korea will respond to South Korea′s proposal for a second round of high-level talks after watching how the Park administration deals with the South Korean activists that plan to send anti-propaganda leaflets later this week."
Sunday′s shoot-out came a little over a week after North Korea fired at balloons carrying the leaflets.
If talks resume, Pyongyang is expected to ask the South to lift sanctions, provide economic support, and take steps to stop South Korean activists from flying anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border.
Kwon Soa, Arirang News.
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