Mubasher: North and South Korea on Monday agreed on holding a summit in the North in September, in another step of boosting cooperation between Pyongyang and Seoul.

In a meeting in the demilitarised zone (DMZ) at the truce village of Panmunjom, officials from both countries agreed on a September summit between the leaderships of both sides in the North’s capital Pyongyang.

Officials did not announce a particular date for what will be the third meeting this year between the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Moreover, no specific details on meeting agenda were announced, but the two Koreas have been in talks pertaining a raft of issues, including a peace declaration and joint economic and infrastructure projects.

The first meeting, which was held in April in Panmunjom, came after over a year of heightened tension and worries over North Korea’s development of nuclear arsenal and ballistic missiles.

During the remarkable meeting, both sides agreed that Moon would pay Pyongyang an autumn visit, but they met again in May in an announced meeting at Panmunjom.

The announcement of September summit came at the time when Pyongyang and Washington are struggling to hammer out an agreement on how to denuclearise the North, following Kim Jong Un’s pledge to work toward that goal in the landmark June meeting with US President Donald Trump in Singapore.

North Korea had still to agree on a timeline for dismantling its nuclear weapons, or to reveal its size, which the US estimated it to range between 30 to 60 warheads, US officials told Thomson Reuters.

It was vital to clear “obstacles” preventing inter-Korean relations from moving forwards, the head of the North Korean committee aiming for the “peaceful reunification” of the Koreas Ri Son Gwon told reporters.

“If the issues that were raised at the talks aren’t resolved, unexpected problems could emerge and the issues that are already on the schedule may face difficulties,” Ri said without giving details.