South Korea will call for "constructive development" of the suspended inter-Korean industrial complex when it holds working-level talks on the plant's resumption with the North over the weekend, a government official said Friday.

The two Koreas agreed to hold talks at the neutral border village of Panmunjom on Saturday so operations at the Kaesong Industrial Complex can resume after being suspended for nearly three months.

In a news briefing, Unification Ministry spokesman Kim Hyung-suk said Seoul wants to tackle all issues in a future-oriented context that reflects common sense and global practices which is critical for stable growth. The country considers these criteria as key principles that must be respected for the "constructive normalization" of the complex.

"The government has pointed out on numerous occasions that Kaesong must be developed as an area that follows international standards and where common sense prevails," he said, adding that this matter will be discussed at the upcoming talks.

South Korean policymakers have previously said on numerous occasions that constructive development includes safeguards to prevent work stoppage caused by arbitrary actions taken by the North. They have hinted that they will not allow operations at Kaesong to slide back to the way it was before the present crisis.

Kim said that besides creating an environment that can allow the complex to expand, negotiators will discuss was to permit technicians to check manufacturing facilities that have remained idle for some time, and make it possible for South Korean companies to bring back their finished goods and raw production materials.

On the issue of South Korean businessmen with factories in Kaesong being allowed to visit the border town, the spokesman said that matter will be part of agendas to be discussed at Panmunjom.

Originally, the North invited the businessmen to Kaesong so they could inspect their equipment and discuss ways to normalize the complex, which was brought to a halt on April 9 when the North ordered all of its 53,000 laborers not to report for work. The action was taken in the midst of heightened cross-border tensions.

The official, meanwhile, said that the two sides are currently in the process of finalizing details for the talks, such as the exchange of delegates and support personnel who will be present at the meeting.

Seoul already said it will send Suh Ho, head of the ministry's exchange and cooperation bureau, as its chief delegate, while Pyongyang said it plans to send Park Chol-su, vice director of the General Bureau for the Special Zone Development Guidance. This organizations oversees all special development zones in the North. (Yonhap News)