Seoul will continue to prepare for a joint training session of South and North Korean skiers, despite the North abruptly calling off an inter-Korean cultural event scheduled for Sunday.

The Unification Ministry said Tuesday that when notifying the South of cancelling the cultural concert, the North did not mention the joint skiing session which the two Koreas are said to have agreed to begin from as early as Wednesday.

As there have not been any notifications or particular issues raised regarding the joint training, Seoul expects that the two-day session will go ahead as planned at the North's Masikryong Ski Resort.

The ministry said Seoul will continue preparations in line with the agreements made with Pyongyang regarding the event.

Regarding the cancelled Mt. Geumgang concert, the ministry official suggested the North may have felt burdened by holding a large-scale event which was expected to attract more than 300 people.

The Unification Ministry plans to send a response to the North's notice.