World | North Korea Never Mind: North-South Korea Talks Scrapped Countries can't agree on who would lead delegations By Evann Gastaldo Posted Jun 11, 2013 7:43 AM CDT Copied South Korea's Unification Policy Officer Chun Hae-sung, left, talks with the head of North Korea's delegation Kim Song Hye, right, during their meeting Sunday, June 9, 2013. (AP Photo/South Korean Unification Ministry) Well, that was fun while it lasted. South Korea and North Korea scrapped their long-awaited talks today, a day before they were slated to begin. Why, you ask? Because the two countries couldn't agree on who would lead their respective delegations, the AP reports. Seoul wanted each country's top official for inter-Korean affairs to meet; Pyongyang wouldn't sign off on that plan, and ultimately balked at sending any of its officials because of the disagreement, a spokesperson for South Korea's Unification Ministry says. Read These Next Scientists have discovered a huge added bonus of COVID vaccines. Next year's COLA increase is up slightly from 2025. A DC man's lawsuit involves the National Guard, Star Wars song. Trump says he's ending trade talks with Canada over Reagan ad. Report an error