(VOVworld) – South Korea’s Ministry of Reunification said on Thursday that officials from the two Koreas met at the truce village of Panmunjom to prepare for future inter-governmental talks.
 

South Korean chief delegate Kim Ki-Woong (R) shaking hands with his North Korean counterpart Hwang Chol (L) during their meeting at the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone. (Photo: AFP)

The meeting is the first tangible sign of progress since an agreement was reached on August 25 that brought to a halt a series of clashes across the Demilitarized Zone that divides the peninsula. 
Kim Ki-Woong, the head of the South Korean Unification Ministry's special office for inter-Korean dialogue, and his North Korean counterpart Hwang Chol discussed the time, place, agenda, and participants for the next round of talks.