The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) continued to send messages of détente, inviting Seoul to work with the north to create the conditions for future national reunification. The official daily Rodong Sinmun said in an article that achieving national reconciliation and unity is the key to creating an environment for national reunification in the future. "For the Korean nation that has suffered the tragedy of division for many years, it is a vital request that can no longer be delayed to end the historic confrontation," said the official newspaper of the North Korean Workers' Party.
"The north and south should be aware of their responsibility and their duty before time and history," he said, adding that "the future direction of inter-Korean relations depends on the efforts of the South Korean authorities." The newspaper invited Seoul to "listen to the voices of the people", "remove all the walls of the clash" and "go out sincerely and listen to the road" to improve relations with the north. North Korea has not yet announced its proposal to hold the second round of inter-Korean talks within a week at the Panmunjom truce village next Monday, which is scheduled to discuss sending its art company. of the DPRK at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. The DPRK and South Korea held their first high-level meeting earlier this week in Panmunjom, reaching a series of agreements ranging from cooperation in the Winter Olympics to taking steps to ease tensions on the peninsula. Rodong Sinmun said in an article on Saturday that the talks showed that inter-Korean problems are completely solvable if the two sides really want to.
