South Korea says North Korea has rejected proposed bilateral talks over the handling of South Korean facilities at a tourist resort they jointly developed.
Seoul wanted to hold working-level talks at Mount Kumgang, a tourist region and mountain range. It is where the joint project was launched in 1998 as a symbol of cooperation between two countries.
The invitation to talk was made on Monday in response to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's order to remove South Korean facilities last week.
According to South Korea's Unification Ministry, Pyongyang says that the matter should be discussed by exchanging documents rather than meeting face-to-face.
Activity at the resort has been suspended since Seoul stopped tours there in 2008 following the death of a tourist. North Korea said the tourist had entered a military area.
Source: NHK World
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