North Korea has accepted the offer by South Korea’s Red Cross to hold working-level talks on September 7 to discuss the reunions of families separated since the Korean War, the South’s Ministry of Unification (MoU) said Saturday.

The talks would take place at the House of Peace in Panmunjom on the Southern side of the DMZ.

The MoU said South Korea received the answer from the North through a contact channel in Panmunjom at around 1 p.m. on Saturday. Their rapid response, taking place within a day and during weekend is particularly unusual.

“The agenda to discuss in the Red