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Next month, the unification ministry plans to hold a range of talks with North Korea.
All part of plans to thoroughly implement specific actions mentioned in the Panmunjom Declaration agree upon by the leaders of two sides.
Oh Jung-hee help paint a clearer picture of what these meetings to come. The two Koreas are expected to hold a flurry of talks over a wide range of subjects in May.
That... as South and North Korea stipulated some specific action plans in the Panmunjom Declaration on Friday -- which include opening up a joint liaison office, holding reunions of separated families and holding general-level military talks.
First up are the high-level talks, to be held as soon as possible,... to discuss the specifics of opening a joint liaison office with Pyongyang in the North Korean city of Kaesong.
South and North Korean officials will be working in the same building,... which will enable quick face-to-face meetings.
If high-level discussions go smoothly,... the liaison office could even be opened by June,... possibly leading to moves toward reopening the inter-Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex.
Holding Red Cross talks with North Korea is another top priority... with the reunion of separated families scheduled to be held around August 15th.
The authorities hope to hold Red Cross talks as soon as possible... because preparing for the family reunions takes two or three months due to the application and identification processes.
Marking the start of (quote)"frequent" meetings between military authorities will be the general-level military talks that will be held in May.
They will focus on 'creating a 'peace zone' along parts of the inter-Korean land and maritime border to prevent accidental military clashes.
Dialogue in areas of the economy and sports seem inevitable as well.
Seoul and Pyongyang have agreed to connect and modernize rail and road connections between the two... and to jointly participate in international sports events.
And the first such event will be the 2018 Asian Games,... coming up in August.
Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News.
