The two Koreas will hold their fifth round of high-level talks today at the truce village of Panmunjeom.<br />The talks are to check on how well South and North Korea are implementing their September summit agreement, dubbed the Pyeongyang Joint Declaration... and to rubberstamp schedules for follow-up talks in various fields.<br />For more, let's connect live to our unification ministry correspondent Oh Jung-hee, who's standing by at the Office of Inter-Korean Dialogue.<br />Jung-hee, fill us in.<br /><br />Mark.<br />In about three hours from now, high-level delegations from the two Koreas will be meeting at the Peace House on the South Korean side of the border village of Panmunjeom.<br />As you mentioned, this is the fifth round of high-level talks between the two Koreas this year alone,... and comes just a month after the current leaders of South and North Korea had their third summit of 2018 in the North Korean capital.<br />The South Korean delegation is to leave Seoul in roughly 30 minutes.<br />South and North Korea are both sending five-member delegations, with Seoul's Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon and Ri Son-gwon, the head of Pyeongyang's reunification committee, leading each of them.<br />Vice ministers in charge of transport and railroad... as well as sports will also attend.<br />Plus, North Korea is sending officials responsible for environmental protection and economic cooperation.<br /><br />Jung-hee, so it's apparent the two sides have a lot to talk about and we know this because there were a slew of action plans stipulated in the Pyeongyang Joint Declaration.<br />Tell us what's on the agenda today...<br /><br />Well, Mark, it seems the two sides will focus much of their attention on their railway and road connection plans.<br />When Seoul's Unification Minister visited Pyeongyang early this month, he specifically pointed to rescheduling and starting joint railway inspections as an imminent issue to be dealt with.<br />South Korea initially planned to send a research team to the North in late August for inspections,... but that failed because the UN Command disapproved of it.<br />This matter is a high priority for Seoul and Pyeongyang because it's stipulated in September's summit agreement... that they hold a groundbreaking ceremony within this year for related constructions.<br /><br />But other than that, the issue of war-torn families is likely to be touched upon.<br />In September, President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un agreed to open a permanent facility for war-torn families to meet... as well as enable video meetings and video messages.<br />The two sides could also talk about ways to cooperate in forestry and medical care.<br /><br />Both the vice sports ministers of the two sides are taking part in today's talks.<br />That could mean Seoul and Pyeongyang kick-start discussions on forming joint teams for future international sports events including the 2020 Summer Olympics... and launching a joint bid to host the 2032 Summer Olympics.<br />A concert by North Korea's art troupe could also be on the table... as they are visitin
