North Korea is claiming that South Korean authorities have no intention of resuming tours to the North’s Mount Geumgang resort.

North Korea’s Asia Pacific Peace Committee said in a statement Wednesday that it makes little sense for South Korean authorities to reject Pyongyang's offer for talks to resume the tours while at the same time pursuing reunions of separated family members through Red Cross organizations.

The North issued the statement in an apparent protest to Seoul’s rejection of North Korea's offer for talks to resume tours to the mountain resort. Earlier on Monday, the Unification Ministry said it does not see the offer as an official dialogue proposal between governments, as it was conveyed during discussions with Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun and not a government official.

The North’s committee also said that Pyongyang had already met the conditions laid out by South Korea for a resumption of the tours, including expressing regret over the death of a South Korean tourist who was shot and killed by a North Korean solider in July of last year. The incident resulted in Seoul suspending the tours.

The North claimed that it has already made promises to ensure the safety of South Korean tourists and to work to prevent the recurrence of such incidents.