South Korea has rejected a North Korean proposal for parliamentary talks. It insisted on the military talks it agreed to last week. Seoul said the latest offer from Pyongyang lacked sincerity. However, a report in South Korean media suggests the South has dropped its demand for an apology from the North. The JoongAng Daily reported that talks on the North's nuclear programme were separate from the provocations that require an apology. South Korea had demanded an apology from the North for last year's attacks on a Southern warship and island before nuclear talks could resume.