Seoul, Pyongyang to Hold Working-Level Military Talks

Seoul: South and North Korea have agreed to hold working-level talks on military affairs later this week, Seoul’s Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry said the two sides agreed to hold the 40th round of the military talks on Thursday in Tongilgak, a North Korean building at the border village of Panmunjom, reports Xinhua news agency. The military talks would come ahead of the summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, scheduled to be held in Pyongyang for three days from September 18. (IANS)