A planned visit to Pyongyang this week by a South Korean civic group has been canceled, the organization confirmed to NK News on Monday, citing last week’s postponement by the North of high-level inter-Korean talks.

Speaking to NK News, a representative of the South Korean Committee for the Joint Implementation of the June 15 Summit Declaration confirmed that a trip intended to discuss inter-Korean cultural events with their North Korean and overseas counterparts would not go ahead.

The North Korean side earlier in the month accepted the South Korean committee’s proposal and suggested holding the meeting between Wednesday