North and South Korean civic groups agreed to push forward with an inter-Korean soccer match in August and hold “large scale” cultural events in October during their meetings last week in Pyongyang, the South’s representatives said at a news conference in Seoul on Monday.

The DPRK side also “strongly” requested to further discuss a joint ceremony on August 15, the South Korean group reported.

The South Korean Committee for the Implementation for the June 15 Joint Declaration visited Pyongyangbetween June 20 and 23, with a total of 15 South Koreans attending the meetings between the North, South and overseas