Officials from the two Koreas on Thursday agreed that a planned summit between ROK President Moon Jae-in and DPRK leader Kim Jong Un will take place on April 27, a joint statement by Pyongyang and Seoul announced.

The news followed a high-level inter-Korean meeting at Tongilgak, on the northern part of Panmunjom, which began at 1003 KST.

“The South and the North agreed to hold the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit on April 27 at the Peace House of Panmunjeom, in accordance with the will of the leaders,” a unification ministry translation of the joint statement reads.

A three-member delegation led by South Korean