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South and North Korea will hold high-level talks today (15th) at Panmunjom and discuss concrete measures to implement the joint declaration in Pyongyang in September. There are a lot of issues to discuss, including issues related to separated families, railroad and road connection issues, and the joint 2020 Olympic Games.

It is Kim Hye-young.

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The two Koreas will hold high-level talks today at the house of peace in the south of Panmunjom.

It is only two months since August when the inter-Korean high-level delegation faces each other.

Unification Minister Chung Hae-sung and Kim Jong-ryeol, the second vice minister of the Ministry of Land Transport and Tourism, represent the chief representative of the Unification Ministry of Unification.

North Korea has five members, including Kim Yoon-hyuk, a railroad chief, and Park Ho-young, a member of the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs.

North and South Korean railways and roads are expected to be discussed at the summit as they include high-ranking officials in charge of railways and roads.

The meeting of the Red Cross is expected to be decided at today's meeting, which will discuss the whole issue of separated families, including the number of permanent pension facilities.

It is expected that discussions will be held on the composition of the South-North Military Joint Committee that will be activated soon in the Pyongyang Joint Declaration.

The Pyongyang art troupe's performance in Seoul this month and the 2020 Olympic Games in the summer will also be discussed.

The timetable for the cooperation between the forest sector and the healthcare sector, as well as follow-up discussions, will be on the table.