South Korean media: South Korea, the United States met to discuss the opening of the Panmunjom common security area

According to Yonhap News Agency, on the morning of the 6th local time, the ROK and the US-led "United Nations Command" held the third meeting of the tripartite consultation mechanism at the "Freedom House" on the Korean side of Panmunjom to discuss the opening of the Panmunjom common security zone and other related matters.

According to reports, three people from each of the three sides attended the meeting, with Cho Yong-geun, head of the Dprk Policy Division of the ROK Ministry of National Defense, Daisa, Andan Chang-nam of the North Korean Army, and Hamilton, secretary general of the Military Armistice Committee of the United Nations Command, as the chief representatives of the parties.

Infographic: The Roks and the United Nations Command inspect the disarmament of the Panmunjom Common Security Zone. (Image source: Yonhap News Agency)

The South Korean Ministry of National Defense said that the meeting will confirm and evaluate the results of the joint verification of the "disarmament of the Panmunjom Common Garrison Zone" conducted from 26 to 27 last month, and hold consultations on joint duty between the ROK and the DPRK in the other region of the common security zone, adjusting surveillance equipment and sharing information, and free access for tourists to and from the common security zone.

According to the 9/19 Military Agreement, the ROK and the DPRK have closed 5 outposts on the DPRK side and 4 posts on the ROK side in the joint garrison area. In order to allow tourists to freely enter and exit the common security area, the two Koreas need to set up two new posts each and set up surveillance equipment.

The relevant person in charge of the South Korean Ministry of National Defense said that it will strive to allow tourists and citizens to freely enter and exit the common security zone within this year.