SEOUL, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- High-level talks between North and South Korea, the first in seven years, were scheduled at short notice on North Korea's request, officials said Tuesday.
The meeting on the border between the two Koreas was scheduled for Wednesday, Yonhap news agency reported. Kim Eui-do, a spokesman for South Korea's unification ministry, said Kim Kyou-hyun, a top official with the National Security Council, will lead the South Korean delegation, while Won Dong Yon, deputy head of the body in the Workers' Party that deals with inter-Korean affairs, will represent the North.