Inter-Korean vice minister-level talks in Kaesong have broken down, resulting in no joint statement or plans for a follow-up meeting.

The two parties failed to announce a joint press release following four sessions of talks lasting Friday through Saturday.

“The Southern side raised issues of a fundamental solution for the divided families, opening three routes for environment, life and culture, creating the DMZ Eco-Peace Park, and the Kaesong Industrial Complex,” said vice minister at the Ministry of Unification Hwang Boo-ki, who served as chief representative from Seoul during the talks.

Pyongyang sought to tie the resumption of the Mount Kumgang