(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Oul July 29 (QNA) - South Korea has no intention of offering another round of talks with North Korea on its planned Asian Games participation as Pyongyang is responsible for the breakdown of the previous meeting a government official said Tuesday according to Yonhap news agency. "For now we have no plan to first propose (talks) since the North Korean side unilaterally declared the failure of the previous meeting and walked out of it" an official at Seoul's unification ministry told reporters. There is no change in the South Korean government's position to wait and see North Korea's attitude added the official. The North said earlier it would send 350 athletes and coaches to the Asian Games which will be held the South's city of Incheon in September and October. It also hopes to dispatch the same number of cheerleaders. The two Koreas held working-level talks on July 17 to discuss details of Pyongyang's plan including who will pay for the stay of its delegation in Incheon. The two sides failed to reach an agreement and no follow-up meeting is scheduled. The ministry official stressed that the South Korean government is not interested in any unannounced contact with Pyongyang on the issue. "As far as the North Korea policy is concerned the Park Geun-hye government maintains the principle of transparency" said the official. The North is required to submit a formal list of its participating athletes to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) by Aug. 15.(QNA)
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