金正恩稱願與韓國舉行高層會談大綱

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he is open to expanding "dialogue and cooperation" with the country's rival, South Korea.

During a traditional New Year's Day speech, Mr. Kim said he would consider resuming "stalled high-level meetings" with Seoul.

It is not clear at what level the talks proposed by Mr. Kim would take place.

The proposal comes after South Korea this week offered to hold high-level meetings with North Korea in January.

Seoul's Unification Ministry on Thursday welcomed Mr. Kim's comments, saying if he is "sincere" then he would accept the South's offer of talks.

The last high-profile inter-Korean meeting occurred in February. The two Koreas agreed in October to restart the dialogue, but did not follow through.

The talks traditionally have covered areas of cooperation, such as resuming reunions between families separated by the 1950s Korean War.朝鮮領導人金正恩說，他願與對手韓國擴大“對話與合作。”

金正恩在發表傳統的新年致辭時表示，他將考慮恢復目前陷於停滯狀態的與首爾的高層會談。

目前還不清楚金正恩提議進行的哪一級別的會談。

在金正恩提出這一建議前，韓國本週曾提議1月與朝鮮舉行高層會談。

韓國統一部星期四表示歡迎金正恩的這一表示，並說金正恩如有誠意，就會接受韓國方面的提議。

最近一次韓朝會談是在去年2月，雙方同意於去年10月重啓對話，但並未付諸實施。

韓朝會談的議題通常是合作事項，如恢復安排上世紀50年代韓戰離散家人的團聚活動。