South and North Korea have agreed to hold official government talks in Seoul on Wednesday and Thursday after 17 hours of working-level contact.

After the working-level talks ended around 3:40 a.m. Monday at Panmunjom, South Korea's Unification Ministry announced what points the two sides agreed and disagreed on.

The ministry said the South and North decided to hold government talks in Seoul for two days from Wednesday and agreed to change the official title of the gathering to the South and North Korean governments meeting.

Five officials from each side will take part in this week's dialogue, but stances differed over who will head the delegations. Seoul announced both sides will send an official who has the stature to discuss and sort out outstanding inter-Korean issues, while Pyongyang said it will send a "senior official."

As for the meeting's official agenda, South Korea cited urgent matters such as the suspended Gaeseong Industrial Complex, the resumption of tours to the North's Mount Geumgang, and the reunion of separated families. The North's announcement went further, additionally including topics concerning joint events to mark the June 2000 and July 1972 inter-Korean declarations.

The two sides agreed the North Korean delegation will arrive in Seoul by land via the Gyeongui Highway.