朝鲜领导人金正恩说，他愿与对手韩国扩大“对话与合作。”
金正恩在发表传统的新年致辞时表示，他将考虑恢复目前陷于停滞状态的与首尔的高层会谈。
目前还不清楚金正恩提议进行的哪一级别的会谈。
在金正恩提出这一建议前，韩国本周曾提议1月与朝鲜举行高层会谈。
韩国统一部星期四表示欢迎金正恩的这一表示，并说金正恩如有诚意，就会接受韩国方面的提议。
最近一次韩朝会谈是在去年2月，双方同意于去年10月重启对话，但并未付诸实施。
韩朝会谈的议题通常是合作事项，如恢复安排上世纪50年代韩战离散家人的团聚活动。
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he is open to expanding "dialogue and cooperation" with the country's rival, South Korea.
During a traditional New Year's Day speech, Mr. Kim said he would consider resuming "stalled high-level meetings" with Seoul.
It is not clear at what level the talks proposed by Mr. Kim would take place.
The proposal comes after South Korea this week offered to hold high-level meetings with North Korea in January.
Seoul's Unification Ministry on Thursday welcomed Mr. Kim's comments, saying if he is "sincere" then he would accept the South's offer of talks.
The last high-profile inter-Korean meeting occurred in February. The two Koreas agreed in October to restart the dialogue, but did not follow through.
The talks traditionally have covered areas of cooperation, such as resuming reunions between families separated by the 1950s Korean War.
