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Two Koreas to hold high-level talks at Panmunjom on Wednesday: Seoul

2018-05-15 2 Dailymotion

남북, 16일에 판문점 평화의집에서 고위급회담 개최<br /><br /> Tomorrow, high-level delegations of Seoul and Pyongyang will meet for the first time since last month's historic inter-Korean summit.<br />There's a long list of agenda... to ensure successful implementation of the Panmunjom Declaration agreed by the two leaders.<br />Arirang's Unification Ministry correspondent Oh Jung-hee starts us off <br /> High-level delegations of the two Koreas are meeting for the first time since the inter-Korean summit held late last month.<br />The meeting -- is slated to take place on Wednesday at the Peace House, on the South Korean side of the border village of Panmunjom.<br /> According to Seoul's unification ministry on Tuesday, South Korea proposed to North Korea that they hold high-level talks on Monday,... but North Korea replied Tuesday morning and suggested they meet on Wednesday.<br /><br /> North Korea is sending a five-member delegation led by Ri Son-kwon ,... the head of Pyongyang's inter-Korean affairs committee.<br /> The delegation includes the regime's ministers in charge of railways, sports and economic cooperation,... which hints... discussions could be on inter-Korean economic projects such as connecting existing railways... as well as forming joint teams for upcoming international sports events.<br /> South Korea's delegation will be led by Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon .... and will also be made up of around five members.<br /><br /> There's a plethora of topics to be discussed by Seoul and Pyongyang.<br />As a follow-up of the Panmunjom Declaration, the two sides are expected to try and set dates for inter-Korean military and Red Cross talks.<br /> The unification ministry also expects dialogue channels to be established again through Wednesday's talks.<br />Seoul considers holding reunions of war-torn families as the top priority.<br /> Holding joint events on major dates shared by the two Koreas -- for example on June 15th, on which Seoul and Pyongyang issued the first joint statement in 2000 -- is also to be discussed.<br />Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News. <br />

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