Seoul says North Korea agrees to hold summit preparation talks on March 29

A group of three authorities will be driven by Ri Son Gwon, the director of North Korea's board of trustees for the tranquil reunification of the nation, the North told its neighbor at an opportune time Saturday, the South's Unification Ministry said.

A South Korean soldier walks past a television screen showing pictures of US President Donald Trump (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a railway station in Seoul on March 9, 2018.

North Korea has consented to hold abnormal state chats with South Koreaon March 29 at the fringe détente town of Panmunjom to get ready for a summit of their pioneers anticipated April, Seoul said on Saturday.

A group of three authorities will be driven by Ri Son Gwon, the administrator of North Korea's board for the tranquil reunification of the nation, the North told its neighbor at an opportune time Saturday, the South's Unification Ministry said.

"Toward the beginning of today, North Korea communicated something specific through a correspondence direct in Panmunjom consenting to our recommendation made on the 22nd to hold abnormal state between Korea talks," the service said in an announcement.

The stakes are higher for a potential summit between US President Donald Trump and his North Korean partner that may happen before the finish of May, notwithstanding.

Trump this week named John Bolton, a previous US represetative to the United Nations extremely popular for his hawkish perspectives on Pyongyang, to supplant White House National Security Adviser H R McMaster.

Trump terminated Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on March 13, saying the two had differ over Iran and other remote approach matters.

The Korean talks set for March 29 will go before melodic exhibitions in Pyongyang toward the beginning of April by a gathering of South Korean vocalists making an equal visit after the North sent entertainers to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

Specialists of the two countries will work together for a show on April 3, the South's Yonhap news office stated, refering to an associate of President Moon Jae-in.

Moon intends to hold a summit with North Korea's Kim Jong-Un before the finish of April.