South Korea has requested UN support for inter-Korean talks.

On January 2, South Korean President Park Geun-hye requested UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's support for resuming negotiations with North Korea.

Illustrative image. (Source: m.korea.net)

According to the South Korean President's Office, on the occasion of the New Year, President Park Geun-hye and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held a telephone conversation, during which President Park Geun-hye requested the UN Secretary-General's and the UN's support in resolving issues including the resumption of inter-Korean talks, improving inter-Korean relations through the resolution of North Korea's nuclear issue, and increasing support for the North Korean people to improve their lives.

In response, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he would make every effort and provide the necessary support to improve the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

On December 29, South Korean Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae proposed holding a high-level dialogue with North Korea in January 2015 on issues of mutual concern, including the reunification of families separated by the war.

Two days later, South Korean President Park Geun-hye pledged to establish a "realistic and detailed" framework and pave the way for reunification with North Korea, ending 70 years of division on the Korean Peninsula.

Seoul insists that all issues between the two Koreas should be resolved through cooperation and dialogue, and that North Korea should participate in negotiations without any preconditions if it truly wants to improve relations.

For his part, in his New Year's message, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un also proposed holding a summit with President Park Geun-hye, while emphasizing that there was no reason not to hold top-level talks with South Korea once relations between the two countries improve.

According to Vietnam+