Today's meeting seems like a big step in the right direction,... but just a day before the talks,... North Korea seemed to point the finger at the South for what it sees as lackluster progress on their joint projects.<br />Seo Bo-bin reports. <br /> A day before the two Koreas were set to hold their fourth round of high-level talks this year,... North Korea appeared to try and play the blame game. <br />The regime's external propaganda website, Uriminzokkiri , said South Korea is "blindly obeying" the American-led sanctions, which it said is a major reason progress has slowed in the implementation of the Panmunjom Declaration signed by the South and North Korean leaders back in April.<br /> It also called on South Korea to work harder to improve inter-Korean relations.<br />The propaganda site also blamed Seoul for its efforts to stay close to its ally,... the U.S., in asking for exemptions to the sanctions for a slew of inter-Korean projects,... like restoring the military hotline along the West Sea and transporting the materials needed to open the joint-liason office in the North.<br /><br /> It's a hint... that in Monday's talks... North Korean officials are likely to press their counterparts from Seoul to speed up progress on multiple joint economic projects.<br /> Officials from the two sides are expected to discuss ongoing economic projects and settle on some details for the inter-Korean summit they agreed to hold this fall.<br /><br />SEO Bo-bin, Arirang News. <br />
