An inter-Korean event to celebrate the eighth anniversary of the June 15th, 2000 summit declaration will likely be held without government officials from the two Koreas or delegates from Seoul's ruling Grand National Party (GNP).

The South Korean Chair of the All-Korean Committee for Implementation of the June 15th Joint Declaration said Thursday that the South Korean government and the GNP had not yet expressed their intention to participate in the event.

The committee said it will send a list of 280 South Korean participants to the North on Thursday.

An official at the panel said that the South Koreans will include former Unification Minister Lim Dong-won and seven lawmakers of the opposition United Democratic Party and Democratic Labor Party.

The event will begin on June 15th at North Korea's Mount Geumgang resort area. One hundred North Koreans and 80 ethnic Koreans overseas will also participate in the event.