This week is a crucially important one for us here in Korea... and others around the world,... as the leaders of the two Koreas will hold their historic summit on Friday,... a potentially huge step toward a diplomatic solution to the North Korea issue.<br /> And today,... working-level officials from both sides are starting a third round of talks to finalize the summit arrangements.<br />We connect to our Cha Sang-mi at Seoul's Presidential Office for more details.<br />Sangmi, we are just a few days away from the summit,... so officials are just in the process of making sure everything runs as smoothly as possible... <br /><br /> Good morning Mark, yes, the working-level officials from Seoul and Pyongyang have just sat down together, at 10AM Seoul time, kicking off their third round of talks in Panmunjom. <br />This meeting comes after Pyongyang reached out first on Sunday:<br /><br /> "Today, North Korea proposed that we hold a meeting of working-level officials tomorrow to discuss security, protocol and media coverage. They proposed holding it at Tongilgak, on the North Korean side of Panmunjom, and we accepted."<br /><br /> The two sides are known to be discussing the exact time and manner in which President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will meet -- also whether they will hold a joint press conference.<br />There's a chance the two sides could hold another high-level official meeting before the summit; which is to be confirmed after Monday's working-level talks.<br /><br /> Following North Korea's offer to hold talks, President Moon convened an urgent final closed-door meeting on Sunday afternoon, to review the agenda of the summit with his Chief Secretary, National Security Adviser, National Intelligence Service Chief, and the Unification Minister.<br /><br />Back to you, Mark.<br /><br /> Thank you, Sang-mi.<br />
