남북, 16일에 판문점 평화의집에서 고위급회담 개최
Tomorrow, high-level delegations of Seoul and Pyongyang will meet for the first time since last month's historic inter-Korean summit.
There's a long list of agenda... to ensure successful implementation of the Panmunjom Declaration agreed by the two leaders.
Arirang's Unification Ministry correspondent Oh Jung-hee starts us off
High-level delegations of the two Koreas are meeting for the first time since the inter-Korean summit held late last month.
The meeting -- is slated to take place on Wednesday at the Peace House, on the South Korean side of the border village of Panmunjom.
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.
North Korea is sending a five-member delegation led by Ri Son-kwon ,... the head of Pyongyang's inter-Korean affairs committee.
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.
South Korea's delegation will be led by Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon .... and will also be made up of around five members.
There's a plethora of topics to be discussed by Seoul and Pyongyang.
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.
The unification ministry also expects dialogue channels to be established again through Wednesday's talks.
Seoul considers holding reunions of war-torn families as the top priority.
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.
Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News.
