North Korea, South Korea and the United Nations Command hold first talks on disarming border

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in emerge from their meeting at the northern side of Panmunjom in North Korea [Photo: Courtesy]

North Korea, South Korea and the United Nations Command (UNC) held their first three-way talks on Tuesday to discuss demilitarizing the border as the two Koreas push for peace, Seoul’s defense ministry said.

The two Koreas agreed during last month’s summit in Pyongyang to form a tripartite consultation with the UNC, which overlaps with U.S. forces in the South and oversees affairs in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), to facilitate their plan to disarm one of the world’s most heavily fortified frontiers.