Rodong Sinmun Saturday says this in a bylined commentary.

The purpose of the south side was to tarnish the image of the DPRK making positive efforts for dialogue and tension-easing, keep applying international anti-DPRK sanctions and pressure and realize its confrontation policy at any cost, the commentary says, and goes on:

It is the sinister intention of the south Korean puppet authorities to scuttle the talks and tighten collusion with outside forces to escalate confrontation with the DPRK, while pretending to have intent for dialogue under the public pressure at home and abroad.

The abortion of the talks fully proved that the south Korean authorities' cry for "trust-building process" is equal to the confrontation policy of the preceding regime.

It is as clear as noonday that the issue of the inter-Korean relations cannot be settled with those who seek confrontation, not dialogue.

The present situation will have very serious impact on the future development of the inter-Korean ties.

The responsibility will rest with the south side for sure.

The Korean nation will settle accounts with the wicked south Korean puppet authorities who resorted to the anti-reunification moves of unhesitatingly wasting the hard-won opportunity for the north-south dialogue, making a mockery of the wishes of Koreans for the overhaul of the north-south ties.