2nd Round of Reunification Ministerial-Level Talks Begins TodayThe second round of the reunification ministerial meeting will be held for three days beginning August 29.South Korea's delegation led by Park Jae-kyu, the National Unification Minister, will depart for Pyongyang on Tuesday morning and hold three meetings with its North counterparts. The agenda includes discussions on setting up military hotlines and outlining an economic treaty related to investment security and anti-double taxation. "The second round of the ministerial talks will focus on setting a platform to fulfill the accords signed by the leaders of South and North during their summit on June 15 and detail systems needed to ease the military tensions and prompt the economic cooperation," says the official familiar with the upcoming meetings. Also, the meetings will cover the issue on where the meeting point will be set-up for future familiy reunions. |
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