Anchor: The presidential office says it is looking into ways to replace the armistice on the Korean War with a peace agreement. The two Koreas also held working-level talks to discuss protocol, security and press coverage for the upcoming inter-Korean summit. 
Kim In-kyung has this report. 

Report: The presidential office said that the two Koreas are in discussions to change their decades-long armistice on the Korean War into a peace treaty. 

Asked if Seoul and Pyongyang could declare the end of the war at the upcoming inter-Korean summit, a senior presidential official said Wednesday that it hasn't been determined if the two sides will use those exact words, but an agreement will be sought to cease hostile actions. 

The official said that it is something that should be discussed not just between the two Koreas, but all related parties. 

Although the Korean War came to end in 1953 with an armistice agreement, the two Koreas technically remain at war. Replacing the armistice with a peace treaty has been considered one way to settle peace on the Korean Peninsula.  

The comment came after U.S. President Donald Trump said during a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Florida on Tuesday that South and North Korea will be meeting to end their decades-long war and both countries have his blessing. 

Meanwhile, with less than ten days to go before President Moon Jae-in meets North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the Panmunjeom truce village, the two Koreas held their second round of working-level talks on Wednesday to discuss protocol, security and press coverage for the summit.

Seoul's National Security Adviser Chung Eui-yong and National Intelligence Service Director Suh Hoon have been tipped to visit Pyongyang if necessary, as part of preparations for the cross-border talks set to be held Friday next week. 

Around Friday this week, an inter-Korean hotline will be established to directly connect Moon and Kim, but an actual phone call between the two leaders has yet to be scheduled. 
Kim In-kyung, KBS World Radio News. 

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