The U.S. and North Korea are holding working-level talks at the truce village of Panmunjeon on Monday to prepare for their upcoming summit in Singapore. 

The U.S. delegation, led by U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, has reportedly started talks on Monday morning with the North's Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui and other North Korean officials at Tongilgak on the northern side of Panmunjeom.

The two sides are meeting for the third straight day after North Korean senior official Kim Yong-chol paid a visit to U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday. The two sides also met twice earlier last week in Panmunjeom, making Monday’s meeting the fifth round of talks.

The main topic of the ongoing talks is thought to be the complete verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of North Korea and a security guarantee from Washington. The two sides have reportedly been working to narrow down the difference in their opinions on the issues.

The two sides are also thought to be discussing a possible declaration of a formal end to the Korean War by the two Koreas and the U.S., after Trump said Friday that the issue will be discussed at his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

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