A North Korean diplomat will attend a South Korean event to be held in Germany next month to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the first inter-Korean summit. 

The June 15th Joint Declaration produced during the inaugural inter-Korean summit in 2000 will be marked by an event at a Korean church in Berlin on June ninth. 

According to the organizers, the ambassadors of both Koreas will deliver speeches during the event. 

It will be the first time for a North Korean ambassador to attend the commemorative event since the Roh Moo-hyun administration. 

The South Korean organizer of the event said the North Korean ambassador contacted him after last month's inter-Korean summit and said he would like to attend. 

The Panmunjeom Declaration adopted during the summit includes an agreement to hold joint events marking the anniversaries of previous inter-Korean summits. 

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