Anchor: The government has assessed that the talks held on Saturday with the three North Korean officials has laid the groundwork for improving inter-Korean relations. Launching measures to prepare for the first high-level talks between the two countries in eight months, South Korea is seeking to focus discussions with the North on an "extraordinary measure" regarding family reunions.
Our Bae Joo-yon has more.
 
Report: The government has assessed that the inter-Korean talks held on Saturday produced small but significant results.
 
A unification ministry official told reporters on Sunday that the talks laid the foundation to improving inter-Korean relations, noting that the two Koreas agreed to resume high-level talks after an eight-month hiatus.
 
On Saturday, North Korea sent a high-level delegation to Incheon led by Hwang Pyong-so, the country's top political officer. The delegation attended the closing ceremony of the Asian Games and held meetings with South Korean officials.

Following the rare visit by the North's officials, South Korea has begun devising related follow-up measures with a plan to swiftly tackle less sensitive issues first.
  
At the high-level talks agreed by the two Koreas over the weekend, Seoul plans to place the key focus on family reunions.
 
In particular, Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae said on a KBS 1TV program aired on Sunday that Seoul plans to present at the upcoming talks what he called an “extraordinary measure” on the reunion of separated families.
 
[Sound bite: Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae (Korean)]
“I believe now is the time to discuss with North Korea a more special measure.”
 
The minister hinted that the government would seek to touch on all pending issues at the upcoming talks, including family reunions, the May 24 sanctions, tours to Mount Geumgang and the North’s nuclear program. He said it’s necessary that the two Koreas discuss ways to address specific issues through the high-level talks.
 
Cheong Seong-chang, a senior researcher at the Sejong Institute, believes that the upcoming talks could lead to a breakthrough in the inter-Korean relations. 
 
[Sound bite: Cheong Seong-chang - Senior Researcher, The Sejong Institute (Korean)]
“The Park Geun-hye government’s initiative to build trust on the Korean Peninsula will gain momentum if the second round of high-level talks produces a substantial outcome.”
 
The two Koreas held their first high-level talks under the Park Geun-hye administration in February on the South's side of the truce village of Panmunjeom. The recently agreed second round is likely to be held at the end of October or the beginning of November. 
Bae Joo-yon, KBS World Radio News.