South and North Korea are holding working-level military talks on Thursday ahead of the upcoming inter-Korean summit. 

According to a defense ministry official the meeting began at 10 a.m. at the Tongilgak Pavilion on the northern side of the truce village of Panmunjeom within the Demilitarized Zone(DMZ).

The two sides will reportedly discuss measures to ease military tensions as stipulated in the Panmunjeom Declaration, such as withdrawing DMZ guard posts on a trial basis, carrying out a joint project to excavate Korean War remains in the buffer zone and disarming the Joint Security Area in Panmunjeom. 

The two Koreas are also expected to pre-arrange military agreements ahead of the inter-Korean summit set to take place in Pyongyang for three days from Tuesday. 

Army Colonel Cho Yong-geun is leading South Korea's three-member delegation, while the North's side is also expected to be led by a colonel-level officer.

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