North Korea has not yet responded to South Korea’s attempt for inter-Korean dialogue after Seoul proposed high-level talks. 

An official at Seoul’s Unification Ministry said the South called the North via the inter-Korean hotline Panmunjom at 4 p.m. Tuesday, but the North did not pick up. 

North Korea had also not responded to another telephone call from the ministry earlier in the day.  

The telephone communication channel at the truce village has not been used since the Gaeseong Industrial Complex was closed down in February of 2016. 

Making the proposal on Tuesday afternoon, Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon said the South hopes to discuss the details of the inter-Korean dialogue through the Panmunjom hotline.

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