The two Koreas have agreed to hold their second general-level military talks on Tuesday,...
to discuss measures to implement parts of April's inter-Korean summit agreement.
The talks are getting more attention, as the meeting was first requested by North Korea, NOT the South.
For more on tomorrow's meeting at Panmunjom, Lee Seung-jae reports.
South and North Korea will hold their second general-level military talks on Tuesday at the Peace House, on the Southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom,.. to discuss measures to enforce the military portion of their April summit agreement.
The general-level military talks were first proposed by Pyongyang,...
who showed disappointment over the lack of progress during their first meeting back in June.
"Let's not have such talks again. The military.... it's disappointing. We fully understand your stance, but next time let's prepare more so that something like this doesn't happen again."
Major General Kim Do-gyun will be leading South Korea's five-member delegation, while the Lieutenant General An Ik-san will lead the North Korean delegation.
The two sides are expected to discuss measures to build trust and increase arms control,... such as disarming the Joint Security Area in the DMZ,... and possibly withdrawing troops and military equipment from border guard posts.
Also on the agenda, could be the idea of a joint project to excavate the remains of troops in the DMZ,... who were killed during the Korean War,...
while some observers say that the military could also discuss the summit agreement to turn the Northern Limit Line, a de facto sea border, into a peace zone to prevent accidental clashes.
The first general-level military talks which were held for the first time in a decade,... led to the two sides agreeing to completely restore their military communication lines. The two Koreas hope their second talks will be even more fruitful,... in line with the Panmunjom Declaration.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.
