South Korea’s Defense Ministry has said that if North Korea shows a favorable stance, Seoul is willing to engage in further talks.

The statement is a response to a bulletin carried by North Korea's state-run news agency on the working-level military talks that failed to reach an agreement on Wednesday.

The South Korean chief delegate Colonel Moon Sang-gyun told reporters Thursday that dialogue could resume at any time if the North agrees to the agenda and rank of top negotiators.

Moon said that he and his delegation had demanded an apology from the North for their two military provocations in the Yellow Sea. The South Korean side said they could discuss the easing of military tension at a later date. According to Moon, the North insisted on including all three issues in the agenda.

Moon said it appeared that the North is refusing to admit to its military provocations.

North Korea was blamed for sinking a South Korean naval vessel and for shelling South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island in 2010.