SEOUL, South Korea —  North Korea's state media says the country rejects South Korean president's proposal to resume reconciliation talks.

The North's main newspaper Rodong Sinmun said in a commentary Sunday that South Korean President Lee Myung-bak should stop resorting to a "deceitful" tactic to avoid responsibility for aggravated ties between the Koreas.

Lee offered Friday to resume stalled talks with North Korea in a speech to the new parliament. Tension between the Koreas flared anew after Lee took office in February with a vow to take a tougher line on the North.

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