남북, 군사실무회담 오늘 개최… '포괄적 군사 합의문' 구체화 할 듯
With the inter-Korean summit ahead of us next week,... another round of working-level military talks between the two Koreas began this morning.
The officials from Seoul and Pyeongyang are expected to discuss ways to ease military tensions along the border.
For more, let's connect to our defense ministry correspondent Kan Hyeong-woo.
Hyeong-woo, what's the latest?
Devin, the working-level military talks started at 10 AM this morning... at the Tongil-gak building on the North Korean side of Panmunjom.
Following up on the progress made during the general-level talks in July,... the two sides are expected to discuss specific and detailed measures to implement the disarmament of the Joint Security Area in the Demilitarized Zone,... the joint recovery of war remains in the DMZ... and the withdrawal of troops from guard posts on a trial basis.
Pyeongyang first suggested today's meeting, which Seoul later accepted.
South Korea's three-member delegation is led by Army Colonel Cho Yong-guen... while the North's side is led by Colonel Om Chang-nam
The results of today's talks are likely to be included in the anticipated military agreement,... which is expected to be officially signed by President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the upcoming inter-Korean summit next week.
During the general-level talks in July, the two sides reached a mutual understanding and made agreements in principle aimed at building trust and reducing tensions along the Military Demarcation Line.
We will give you more details at our later newscast.
Devin.
