Update at 1700 KST: The talks concluded at 1315 local time. The article has been updated to reflect that fact.

North and South Korean officials on Tuesday afternoon wrapped up a round of meetings with the United Nations Command (UNC) on the demilitarization of the Joint Security Area (JSA), the ROK defense ministry announced.

The first meeting of the trilateral consultative body was held between 1000 and 1315 local time at the Freedom House on the southern side of Panmunjom.

During the talks, the three parties reviewed the progress in mine sweeping – underway in the JSA since the beginning of the