Seoul's proposal for inter-Korean talks this month has fallen through as Pyongyang remains mum on the last working day of January.
 
As the deadline passed in vain on Friday, Unification Ministry spokesman Lim Byeong-cheol again urged the North to respond to the dialogue offer any time and in any form. 
 
He told a regular news briefing that the government will consider various ways to approach the matter taking into consideration North Korea's recent attitude and other inter-Korean issues.
 
The spokesman also remarked on the prospect of the family reunions Seoul had wanted to discuss at an inter-Korean meeting. He said the government has begun making preparations in case the North belatedly agrees to an event before the Lunar New Year holiday next month.