South Korea and North Korea have agreed to hold a joint pro-unification festival in North Korea in mid-August, South Korean promoters said Sunday.
The two Koreas have sponsored pro-unification festivals alternately every year in their capitals since the historic inter-Korean summit in 2000. It's North Korea's turn to host the festival this year.
Both sides have agreed to hold this year's festival from Aug. 14-16, a South Korean civilian organizer said after two days of consultations with North Korean civilian leaders at the North's tourist resort of Mount Geumgang.
The South Korean delegation would comprise about 200 leaders representing various walks of life but it has yet to be decided whether it should include government officials, he said.
"Two hundred South Koreans will visit North Korea via a direct flight from Seoul to attend the festival," the South's organizer said, requesting anonymity.
In North Korea, the South Koreans may likely to visit a number of cultural and historic sites, including Mankyongdae, the birthplace of Kim Il-sung, the communist country's late president and father of current leader Kim Jong-il.
The visitors will also likely watch a massive gymnastic show, called Arirang, during the festival.
Seoul, July 16 (Yonhap News)
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