The government is drafting measures regarding the fate of the inter-Korean Gaeseong Industrial Complex in North Korea. The North unilaterally declared all related contracts void on Friday.

The government has met to determine Pyongyang's intent as well as discuss ways to approach the North and measures for a worst case scenario, including a complex shutdown.

A Seoul official says that considering the North's Friday announcement and its attitude, steps will likely be taken by Pyongyang to begin closing the complex.

Unification Minister Hyun In-taek discussed the matter with other ministers on the phone Friday.

During an hour-long meeting on Saturday afternoon with related agencies, Hyun and other ministers discussed the repercussions of the Friday announcement and countermeasures based on previous talks with Gaeseong complex officials.

In a post-meeting briefing, a ministry spokesman reiterated the government's existing stance. He urged that working-level talks with North Korea, slated for Monday, must address the issue of the detained South Korean worker at Gaeseong as well as the stable operation of the complex.

The ministry noted that Pyongyang said Friday that the scheduled talks were on the verge of disruption, not that they have fallen apart. Remaining hopeful, the ministry will continue to persuade the North to attend the talks on Monday.

Access to the Gaeseong complex was uninterrupted on Saturday.