High-level officials of South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) started talks at the border village of Panmunjom on Friday, Seoul's unification ministry¹ said.

 

韩国统一部表示，朝韩高层官员周五在边境板门店村进行会谈。

 

The senior-level dialogue kicked off at about 10 a.m. local time (0100 GMT) at the Peace House, a South Korean building in Panmunjom.

 

Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon headed the five-member South Korean delegation², comprised of officials in charge of railway, sports and inter-Korean cooperation.

 

The DPRK delegation was led by Ri Son Gwon, a chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland.

 

Before heading to Panmunjom, Cho told local reporters that he would make efforts to discuss with the DPRK side the implementation³ of agreements, reached by the leaders of the two Koreas, and the creation of positive conditions for the DPRK-U.S. summit.

 

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and top DPRK leader Kim Jong Un signed the Panmunjom Declaration after their first summit in Panmunjom on April 27.

 

They held a surprise second meeting in Panmunjom on May 26, discussing the DPRK-U.S. summit originally scheduled for June 12 in Singapore.

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