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| North and South Korean government-level talks on hold | North and South Korean government-level talks on hold |
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| South Korea has said high-level talks will not take place as scheduled with North Korea in Seoul on Wednesday. | South Korea has said high-level talks will not take place as scheduled with North Korea in Seoul on Wednesday. |
| The two sides agreed on Monday to the two-day talks, expected to focus primarily on joint economic projects. | The two sides agreed on Monday to the two-day talks, expected to focus primarily on joint economic projects. |
| But on the eve of the meeting, the two sides remained unable to agree on the composition of their delegations, officials in Seoul said. | But on the eve of the meeting, the two sides remained unable to agree on the composition of their delegations, officials in Seoul said. |
| The planned talks would follow months of tension in the region, following the North's third nuclear test in February. | The planned talks would follow months of tension in the region, following the North's third nuclear test in February. |
| "There will be no talks tomorrow," a spokeswoman for South Korea's Unification Ministry told Agence-France Presse (AFP) news agency. | |
| It was not immediately clear whether the talks, scheduled to take place at a hotel in Seoul, had been postponed or cancelled. | |
| The two Koreas had exchanged undisclosed lists of five representatives by late on Tuesday, but could not reach a consensus, reports said. |