The Republic of Korea's Ministry of Unification said on Thursday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea should respond to its offer of talks if it wants to improve relations.

"If the DPRK sincerely wants to improve South - North relations through talks, we hope it will respond rapidly to the dialogue we previously suggested," the ministry said in a statement.

The ministry said the DPRK has shown a more - detailed position on inter - Korean relations, compared with 2014.He noted that there has been no change in the ROK's stance that dialogue and cooperation would improve inter - Korean ties and lead to a peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula.