North Korea blames South for failure of high-level talks

North Korea blamed South Korea for the collapse of high-level talks today held in the wake of the communist nation’s internationally condemned missile launches, claiming Seoul had raised issues unrelated to the forum.

“While repeating what others say, the South side created an artificial obstacle to the talks, without discerning where military threat to the Korean Peninsula comes from,” the North’s delegation said after the talks ended in Busan, South Korea.