High-level officials from North and South Korea will meet on the Northern side of the Panmunjom peace village on August 13, the South’s Ministry of Unification (MOU) announced on Thursday.

The talks will reportedly focus on preparations for the next inter-Korean summit, widely expected to take place in the coming month in Pyongyang, as well as the broader status of the implementation of April’s Panmunjom Declaration.

The North proposed the meeting this morning, the unification ministry said, with the South accepting the offer soon after.

The government’s delegation will be led