The Unification Ministry again got no response from North Korea after attempting to hold contact on Wednesday morning following a failed attempt the day before. 

A ministry official said the South called the North via the inter-Korean hotline at the truce village of Panmunjom at 9 a.m. Wednesday, but the North did not pick up. The North also did not responded to a call that Seoul made at 4 p.m. Tuesday, shortly after Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon proposed that the two Koreas hold high-level talks. 

In making the proposal on Tuesday afternoon, Cho said the South hopes to discuss the details of the inter-Korean dialogue through the Panmunjom hotline.

The telephone communication channel at the truce village has not been used since the Gaeseong Industrial Complex was closed down in February of 2016. 

Since then, the Unification Ministry has made a call to the North via the hotline every day at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.