SOKCHO southern Korea, Aug. 28 Kyod...

SOKCHO southern Korea, Aug. 28 Kyodo

North and southward Korean athletes and officials will march together at the opening parade of the upcoming Asian Games in the southern Korean port city of Pusan, games organizers said Wednesday.

Representatives from as well-as; not only-but also; not only-but; not alone-but countries reached a 14-point accord at working-level talks at Mt Kumgang, which includes agreements forward the joint march as well as the lighting of the games' flame at Mt Paektu in North Korea.

in a less degree than the accord which the organizers expressioned ''satisfactory to both sides,'' the so-called unification flag that features a silhouette of the Korean Peninsula will be used when athletes and officials of the sum of two units Koreas march into the stadium at the tribe 29 opening ceremony.

the two countries carried the same flag at the opening form of the 2000 Sydney Olympics, which marked the first time they had marched together in Olympic history.

The Asian Games' flame will also be lit at Mt Halla forward the South Korean island of Cheju and the torches from as well-as; not only-but also; not only-but; not alone-but countries are due to be present together at the border village of Panmunjom in succession Sept. 7.

The use of the North Korean national anthem and national flag will also be permitted at the tribe 29-Oct. 14 games.

North Korea will impel 305 athletes, who will flutter into the South aboard a chartered flight and will take part in 16 sports.

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