N . Korea stays mum on proposed list of S . Korean journalists to cover nuclear site shutdown SEOUL , May 21 ( Yonhap ) -- North Korea has not accepted South Korea ' s proposed list of journalists chosen to cover a ceremony for the dismantlement of a nuclear test site planned for this week , the unification ministry said Monday . The ministry has tried to convey the list of the reporters selected to cover the shutdown of the Punggye - ri nuclear site through the communication channel at the truce village of Panmunjom , but the North has not responded on the matter , according to ministry spokesman Baik Tae - hyun . North Korea announced on May 12 that it will publicly dismantle the test site located in the country ' s northern region in a ceremony to which media people from South Korea , China , Russia , the United States and Britain will be invited to cover . Days later , the North invited four South Korean reporters each from a newswire and a broadcasting company for the event to be held from Wednesday to Friday to dismantle the Punggye - ri site , located in the northeastern region of the North , where the North carried out all six of its nuclear denotation tests . This comes as the North has ramped up its criticism of South Korea after abruptly canceling high - level talks with the South slated for Wednesday to discuss follow - up measures to the April 27 inter - Korean summit , taking issue with ongoing joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States . kokobj @ yna . co . kr ( END )