South and North Korea will actively coordinate views to produce a joint statement at the end of the 17th inter-Korean ministerial talks Thursday.

The two sides are expected to review their positions on pending issues conveyed on the first day of talks Wednesday and extensively discuss the implementation of agreements reached at the previous round of talks.

The two Koreas reportedly agreed to pursue holding the 13th family reunion at the North’s Mount Geumgang around the Lunar New Year holiday, which falls on the end of next month.

They are also seeking to open the next family video reunion and inter-Korean Red Cross talks around the same time, possibly before February at the latest.

The South’s delegation is reportedly trying to persuade the North to include in the joint statement the two nations’ basic stance on Pyongyang’s nuclear issue, including Seoul’s call on the North to swiftly return to the six-way nuclear talks.

The North, on its part, has urged Seoul to suspend its annual joint military training exercise with the United States and limit the places South Korean government delegations are allowed to visit in the North.