A North Korean delegation, including three of the North's top officials, returned home Saturday night after making a surprise visit to South Korea to attend the closing ceremony of the Incheon Asian Games.
 
Hwang Pyong-so, 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, head of the ruling Workers' Party's United Front Department flew back to Pyongyang at around 10:25 p.m. Saturday from Incheon International Airport.
 
The three officials maintained a bright expression to reporters gathered at the airport for their departure, but they did not respond to questions.
 
On Saturday, the delegation had a luncheon with South Korean officials including Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae and Presidential National Security Adviser Kim Kwan-jin at a restaurant in downtown Incheon City.
 
The two sides agreed to hold a second round of high-ranking inter-Korean talks some time between later this month and early next month.
 
In the evening, the North Korean officials attended the closing ceremony of the Asiad before ending their day trip to the South and flying back home.