South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) agreed on Saturday to each send a 20-member delegation, headed by a minister-level official, to Pyongyang next month for joint celebration of their summit talks in 2000.

The agreement was reached in a working level meeting between officials of the two countries on Saturday at Kaesong, a DPRK border city, reported South Korean Yonhap News Agency.

Under the agreement, South Korea is to dispatch its delegation to the June 14-17 celebrations to Pyongyang 10 days ahead of the event, said Yonhap.

South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young is expected to head the South Korean delegation, while the DPRK team will be led by Kwon Ho Ung, a senior cabinet councilor, Yonhap added.

Yonhap also said besides the 20 South Korean official delegates,50 advisors, support personnel and journalists will also go to Pyongyang.

Saturday's talks came as the two sides had failed to work out the details for the June celebrations during two previous meetings on Tuesday and Friday.

The joint celebrations were agreed upon last week when vice-ministerial officials of the two countries held meeting in the DPRK. The two sides also agreed at that time to reopen the inter-Korean ministerial talks in June which has been suspended for 10 months.

In June 2000, then South Korean President Kim Dae-jung and the DPRK's top leader Kim Jong Il held historical talks in Pyongyang.

Source: Xinhua