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As another potential round of high-level talks is underway, let's review the progress Pyongyang and Seoul have already achieved since the Panmunjom summit in April.
Three months after the Panmunjom talks, various agreements from the historic summit have either already been implemented or have frameworks set.
Economy
Seoul and Pyongyang are conducting joint research on restoring and modernizing railways and roads across the Korean Peninsula.
A train passes the gate for the Demilitarized Zone near Dorasan on the way to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). /VCG Photo
A train passes the gate for the Demilitarized Zone near Dorasan on the way to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). /VCG Photo
Military
Two rounds of general-level military talks have been held with the intent to ease the decades-long military standoff. They have reached common ground on disarming the jointly controlled area at Panmunjom – decreasing guards from the Demilitarized Zone, halting hostile acts along disputed sea boundaries, and collaborating with searches for the remains of soldiers missing from the Korean War.
DPRK Lieutenant General An Ik San shakes hands with ROK Major General Kim Do-gyun during a meeting at the Peace House in the border village of Panmunjom, ROK, July 31, 2018. /VCG Photo
DPRK Lieutenant General An Ik San shakes hands with ROK Major General Kim Do-gyun during a meeting at the Peace House in the border village of Panmunjom, ROK, July 31, 2018. /VCG Photo
Family reunion
Both sides have been preparing for family reunions, the most recent of which was held in 2015. A list of divided families has been finalized and reunions will take place from Aug. 20 to 26.
Yoo Ki-jin, 93, of the ROK, waits his turn to fill out application forms to reunite with his family members living in the DPRK, at the Korea Red Cross headquarters in Seoul, ROK, on June 22, 2018. /VCG Photo
Yoo Ki-jin, 93, of the ROK, waits his turn to fill out application forms to reunite with his family members living in the DPRK, at the Korea Red Cross headquarters in Seoul, ROK, on June 22, 2018. /VCG Photo
Political trust
According to Seoul, a joint inter-Korean liaison office in the city of Kaesong is expected to be opened in mid-August. In recent months, Seoul has dispatched teams to Kumgangsan and Kaesong, respectively, to inspect and repair relevant facilities that were believed to be abandoned for years.
The inter-Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex. /VCG Photo
The inter-Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex. /VCG Photo
Cultural exchanges
Just this past weekend, workers from both sides played a rare football match in Seoul. U-15 football teams from the two countries will meet again on the pitch in Pyongyang later this week.
Soccer players from the ROK and DPRK enter the field waving Korean Unification flags. /VCG Photo
Soccer players from the ROK and DPRK enter the field waving Korean Unification flags. /VCG Photo
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