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S.Korea, DPRK to hold general-grade military talks on Oct. 26
SEOUL, Oct. 22, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – South Korea and the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea (DPRK) agreed to hold general-grade military talks later
this week at the border village of Panmunjom, Seoul’s defense ministry said
Monday.
The general-level dialogue would start at 10 a.m. local time (0100 GMT) on
Oct. 26 at Tongilgak, a DPRK building in Panmunjom, the ministry said in a
statement.
The five-member military delegations from the two sides will discuss the
implementation of the inter-Korean military agre ement, which was signed by
defense chiefs of the two Koreas during the Pyongyang summit in September
between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and top DPRK leader Kim Jong Un.
They will also discuss ways to form a joint military committee, which would
consult on military affairs between the two Koreas.
Under the military agreement in Pyongyang, the two sides agreed to stop all
hostile acts in border areas by setting up a buffer zone along the heavily-
armed inter-Korean border.
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