Seoul, Pyongyang to hold more working-level talks

Seoul April 9 (IANS) The two Koreas have planned to hold more working-level talks this week to prepare for their summit in April Seoul s Unification Ministry said on Monday.

The working-level dialogue is scheduled once or twice this week Xinhua news agency quoted ministry spokesman Baik Tae-hyun as saying.

Some issues Baik said are left to be discussed between working-level officials of the two Koreas regarding protocol security and media coverage for the summit as well as the establishment of a hotline between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

Moon and Kim agreed to hold their first summit on April 27 at the border village of Panmunjom.

Before the summit the two leaders agreed to set up a hotline between them and hold their first phone conversation.

Working-level officials from the two sides also met last week to discuss the preparation issue for the summit.

The two sides allegedly planned to hold another senior-level talk around April 18 to finalise preparations for the Moon-Kim summit.

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