The two Koreas are holding their fifth round of high-level talks of the year 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, do we know if the talks have started yet?<br /><br /> Mark.<br />We are expecting the talks to have begun by now -- they were scheduled to start at 10 this morning 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 /> 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, the two sides have a lot to talk about... and we know this because of all the action plans stipulated in the Pyeongyang Joint Declaration.<br />Just walk us through 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 visiting Seoul t
