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Working Contact Made between Authorities of North and South

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

    Kaesong, July 22 (KCNA) -- A working-level contact between the authorities of the north and the south of Korea took place in Kaesong on July 22 in connection with the expected participation of the delegations of the authorities of both sides in the "August 15 grand national festival for independence, peace and reunification" slated to be held in the area of the south side under an agreement reached at the 15th inter-Korean ministerial talks. At the contact the north and the south issued an agreement after deciding to make the Aug. 15 grand national festival a significant grand festival which would demonstrate internally and externally the will of all Koreans for national independence, their desire to achieve national reconciliation, unity and co-prosperity through their concerted efforts.
    According to the agreement, both sides will dispatch delegations of authorities to the festival, decide on the composition and size of their delegations as they think fit and they will be headed by officials of the same level as were exchanged during the June 15 grand national festival for reunification and the delegation of the authorities of the north side will stay in the area of the south side for three nights and four days from Aug. 14 to 17 and both sides will consult and decide on the specific itinerary by way of exchanging documents in Panmunjom.
    The north and the south agreed to cooperate with each other in the efforts to make functions of the Aug. 15 grand national festival proceed in an atmosphere of reconciliation and cooperation and let the delegations of the authorities of the two sides have joint functions, etc.
    It was agreed that the delegation of the authorities of the north side would directly fly over the West Sea by its airliner for its trip and both sides would follow the practice observed during the June 15 grand national festival for reunification as regards such technical matters as procedures for travel, provision of facility and guarantee of personal safety.