The two Koreas held their highest profile talks under the Park Geun-hye administration on Saturday in South Korea, agreeing to hold more talks to improve strained ties. 

Pyongyang sent Hwang Pyong-so, the director of the Korean People's Army General Political Bureau, Choe Ryong-hae, a secretary of the North's ruling Workers' Party, and Kim Yang-gon, the head of the United Front Department of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, to attend Saturday’s closing ceremony of the Incheon Asian Games.

Shortly after arriving at Incheon International Airport on Saturday morning, the North Korean delegation took part in a luncheon with South Korean officials.

Seoul's Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae, presidential national security adviser Kim Kwan-jin and his deputy Kim Kyu-hyun were present at the meeting. 

Following the talks that lasted almost two hours, a South Korean official told reporters that the two sides agreed to hold another high-level talk at Seoul's preference sometime between late this month and early next month. The official added that there will be inter-Korean working-level talks to arrange the higher profile meeting. 

At the luncheon, the North’s Kim Yang-gon expressed his gratitude for South Korea’s welcome and hoped the visit would be a good opportunity for the two Koreas to better their relations. Kim added that the Incheon Asian Games has been a meaningful event where North Korea was able to show the world its courage and strength.
 
Meanwhile, Choe Ryong-hae said he was able to better realize the public sentiment regarding unification through the Asian Games.
 
Choe later said the North Korean athletes had been able to achieve good results in the competitions thanks to efforts made by South Korea's organizing committee. He added that athletics have made the most progress in terms of unifying the Korean Peninsula.

Later in the evening, the North Korean delegation is expected to meet with the South Korean prime minister at the closing ceremony of the Incheon Asian games for about 15 minutes before the ceremony officially begins. 

If the meeting takes place, it will mark the first time since November 2009 that a South Korean prime minister has met with a high-ranking North Korean official. A South Korean official said that the delegation wouldn't be able to make a courtesy call to the South Korean president given their tight schedule although President Park Geun-hye was willing to meet the North's officials. 

The delegation will leave for North Korea at 10 p.m. shortly after the closing ceremony comes to an end.