朝鲜宣称韩国秘密建议举行一系列峰会

North Korea says it has turned down a secret proposal from its southern neighbor for a series of three summit meetings to be held over the next 10 months.The North's official Korean Central News Agency reported the offer Wednesday, saying it was made on May 9 at a previously undisclosed meeting in Beijing. It named three senior South Korean officials who, it said, took part in the meeting.
 
Officials at South Korea's Unification Ministry and the office of the president told VOA they could not comment on the report immediately, but said they were preparing a response.KCNA said the meeting was confirmed by the North's powerful National Defense Commission. It quoted a spokesman saying its delegates told the Seoul officials there could be no meetings as long as the South maintains a hostile attitude toward the North and insists on an apology for two military attacks last year.