Inter-Korean high-level meeting scheduled on May 16

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The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have agreed to hold high-level talks on Wednesday, to discuss follow-up measures on agreements their leaders reached in a historic summit held last month, Yonhap reported citing Seoul's unification ministry.

Seoul proposed to hold the high-level dialogue on Monday, but Pyongyang made a counterproposal to hold such talks on Wednesday, which was agreed upon by South Korea Tuesday.

"Through the inter-Korean high-level talks, (we) will push to lay the groundwork for sustainable development and lasting peace by having in-depth discussions and faithfully implementing the Panmunjom Declaration," the ministry said in a press release.

The DPRK is going to send a delegation composed of 29 members, including officials handling sports and economic issues, along with journalists. The ROK’s delegation will be led by Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon and some four other officials, the ministry said.

This meeting will be the first high-level talks between the two countries since the historic meeting between DPRK leader Kim Jong Un and ROK President Moon Jae-in on April 27.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in meets with DPRK leader Kim Jong Un at the Peace House in the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, April 27. /VCG Photo

The two Koreas have also agreed to encourage exchanges, cooperation, visits and contacts at all levels to raise the sense of national reconciliation and unity.

The two sides are scheduled to hold a reunion of families separated across the border around the August 15 Liberation Day, when the Korean Peninsula was liberated from Japanese colonial from 1910-45.