South Korea's President Park Geun-hye announced that she is open to the idea of conducting talks with the North in the next United Nations General Assembly.

Park's statement comes amid her failed initial efforts in unifying the Korean peninsula. She clarified, however, that Pyongyang must prove that it is sincere in its participation in the upcoming talks and its endeavor to end the deadlock between the neighboring countries, Reuters detailed in an exclusive report.

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North Korean foreign minister Ri Su Yong will attend the UN General Assembly, but his official agenda of the meeting is yet to be determined. Ri is the highest ranking government personnel from the North to attend the said meeting in 15 years.

South Korea has not yet received a positive response to its invitation to the planned talks and Park revealed they still have not set a meeting with North Korea's officials. Park, however, said the acceptance of that offer would be a "good thing," the report relayed.

North Korea continues to threaten to conduct its fourth nuclear test even as previous tests brought forth serious economic sanctions from the UN.

Park is scheduled to fly to Ottawa then to New York on Saturday to speak in the meeting. The South Korean leader revealed her plan to engage North Korea and attempt to work out the unification between the two neighbors.

Many younger South Koreans are in favor of the reunification but are not sure of its effect on the peninsula's economic and social well-being, the report said.

Park mentioned her administration's efforts to bridge the gap between the two Koreas, saying they offered to host a high-level meeting with the North. The ties between the neighbors notably went cold when Seoul blamed Pyongyang when one of its navy ships sank in 2010.

The South Korean president plans to take on humanitarian issues first before helping the North organize the economic structures they need for the unification of the Korean peninsula. Park also plans to gradually bring the citizens of the two countries closer after being divided for more than six decades.

TagsPark Geun Hye, North Korea, Reunification, U.N. General Assembly