Two Koreas agree on inspection of joint industrial zone

A picture released by South Korea's Unification Ministry, shows Suh Ho (R), head of the S.Korean working-level delegation, meets his N.Korean counterpart Park Chol-Su, in the truce village of Panmunjom, on July 6, 2013. North and South Korea agreed Sunday to inspect a joint industrial zone shuttered amid high cross-border tension and to hold talks on preventing another closure, reports said. (Unification Ministry/AFP)

SEOUL (AFP) – North and South Korea agreed Sunday to inspect a joint industrial zone shuttered amid high cross-border tension and to hold talks on preventing another closure, reports said.

After rare talks which lasted more than 12 hours, officials from both sides agreed to allow Seoul businessmen to visit Kaesong industrial complex, according to Yonhap news agency and other local media.

Officials will hold another meeting at the complex on Wednesday on ways to prevent another shutdown, according to the agreement signed by both sides on Sunday morning.