Update at 1815 KST: This article has been updated to reflect the fact that a planned trilateral meeting between the UNC, DPRK, and ROK was rescheduled.

DPRK authorities expect tourists visiting the North Korean side of the Joint Security Area (JSA) to be able to freely cross into the Southern side of the site on Thursday, travel industry sources told NK News on Monday.

In news reportedly relayed by the Korean International Tourism Company (KITC) Monday morning, DPRK authorities suggested that plans by the two Koreas to demilitarize the JSA will go ahead much faster than anticipated.

“From November 1 tourists