S Korea, DPRK close talks without breakthrough

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SEOUL, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The third round of talks between South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) seems to have ended without an afternoon session, local news channel YTN reported Wednesday.

During the morning session, the DPRK showed strong discontent over South Korea's raising the issue of its detained workers, YTN said.

Although the talks were expected to adjourn in the afternoon, the South Korean delegation, after waiting for about four hours, will head back to Seoul at local time 17:00 (0800 GMT).

The third round of the inter-Korean talks, although South Korea showed optimistic expectations, seem to have been closed without any breakthroughs, local Yonhap News Agency said.